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Opinion: Once a world leader in innovation, the US is now falling behind

While the Biden administration has set forth bold goals for U.S. biotechnology to drive climate adaptation and mitigation in the agriculture and food system, the EPA, with its recent final rule on Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs), has inexplicably chosen to handcuff U.S. agricultural innovation, especially those from small companies and public sector plant breeding programs. 


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Climate conference in Egypt elevates ag issues

Agriculture has played a prominent role at the United Nations climate conference, where a broad range of companies, groups and governments have been discussing issues ranging from reparations for climate damage to the role of livestock in contributing to and perhaps even mitigating the problem.
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