Understanding the Science: More Produce Consumers Getting On Board With CRISPR

High-antioxidant purple tomato from Norfolk Plant Sciences clears huge regulatory hurdle after FDA completes review.

Minus exogenesis DNA elements, those crops are considered fundamentally different from classic GMOs.

North Carolina-based company focuses on seedlessness, plant architecture, everbearing, and thornlessness.

Developer of ‘Arctic’ apples cites an increase in harvestable acreage as well as the maturation process of trees.

Producers sound off on two issues upon which there is little agreement. Here’s your chance to chime in.

One farming operation’s marketing strategy can undermine consumer confidence in the entire industry.

Don’t let trolls on social media dictate the story of agriculture and those that work to help feed and clothe the globe.

Genetic modification gets all the attention, but Florida strawberry breeders are incorporating innovative techniques into traditional plant breeding with great success.

Those who know the least about genetically modified foods are absolutely convinced they know the most.

Vonnie Estes, the new VP of Technology for the Produce Marketing Association, provides insight on what the gene-editing tool means to farming and beyond.

From GMOs to glyphosate, more farmers are finding themselves in the middle of a litigation melee.

USDA’s new labeling and disclosure standards come as part of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law.

It seems that if we listened to the anti-GMO arguments, we would freeze plant breeding and innovation in time and stifle advancements in productivity and other positive traits.

Will opposition deny producers and consumers the benefits this technology has to offer?

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Bejo Seeds Senior Tomato Breeder Doug Heath says modern plant breeding techniques give breeders the tools they need to solve growers’ challenges.

Perhaps the greatest threat to our industry is a public that values instinctual opinion over careful research and the findings of experts who have dedicated years to their field of study.

The introduced genetic material is from wild potato varieties that are resistant to late blight.

Companies who point out the absence of GMOs can hurt may hurt the produce industry as a whole.