Country Guide
Bayer petitions Supreme Court to block lawsuits targeting Roundup and set aside verdicts because EPA has determined it is safe as used
Bayer (BAYGn.DE) said on [April 4, 2025] it was again petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to sharply limit legal claims that ...
Viewpoint: Regulating the ‘product’ not the ‘process’ — Canada’s revised genetic engineering regulations poised to open the door to crop innovation
It’s been 30 years since Canada’s regulatory system for plant breeding innovation was last reviewed, but since then, genetically modified ...
Viewpoint: How reducing regulatory costs will help prevent big corporations from dominating Canada’s gene editing field
It’s been 30 years since Canada’s regulatory system for plant breeding innovation was last reviewed, but since then, genetically modified ...
Viewpoint: What is a ‘pesticide prescription program’ — and is it a better option than many chemical regulations?
The public worry about residues in food. They are concerned about harming non-target flora and fauna. They worry about the ...
Wheat revolution? How CRISPR gene editing can complement conventional breeding to increase yields and disease tolerance
Last November, the 10+ Genome Project and its international team of researchers were hailed for their role in sequencing the ...
Climate adaptive, drought resistant GMO wheat is nearing introduction in Brazil. Might Canada be next?
Bioceres, an Argentine biotech company, has released a genetically modified wheat variety that is both drought-tolerant and resistant to glufosinate-ammonium ...
Faster, more accurate crop breeding for today’s ‘gene jockeys’
Today’s new generation of plant breeders are often called “gene jockeys,” although they’re actually more like cowboys rounding up “genotypes” ...
How do you know what information to trust about glyphosate, GMOs? Do a ‘SMELL test’
Editor's Note: This article, written by Country Guide agriculture columnist Gerald Pilger, discusses how to determine whether an article is ...
International activist group, Avaaz, working to ban glyphosate in Canada, other countries
In the September issue of Country Guide I wrote about the Avaaz movement’s effort to ban glyphosate in “The Target is Glyphosate“ ...
How to combat misinformation about GMOs
The good news is that farmers are finally recognizing the damage that misinformation is doing to our industry... The bad ...
Farmers struggling to counter activist demonization of safe herbicide glyphosate
Is agriculture reacting to the GMO debate when we should be focusing on protecting glyphosate? These are questions we need ...
Will combining ‘microbials’ and biotech be next big thing in agriculture?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When the word “biotech” ...
Public perception of farmers in decline, hurting agricultural industry
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For the agricultural industry, ...
GMOs and herbicide resistant weeds stumbling blocks to sustainable farming
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Have we become more ...