@agbiotech

Providing information and updates on ag biotech and GMOs

Joined April 2009
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We know people have questions about GMOs. People are searching for fact-based information about the topic. That's why we developed the GMO Answers website and campaign. To learn more about GMO Answers, what we do, and why we do it, please check out our latest video. @GMOAnswers
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Thanks to advances in crop protection products, today it takes an average of just 75 grams of active ingredient or less to protect an entire hectare of #crops from weeds. Innovation never stops. #MoreWithLess #FarmersDontStop
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BASF@BASF9 Oct 2020
Congrats to our long-time partner @WFP for receiving the #NobelPeacePrize 2020 by @NobelPrize
World Food Programme
@WFP9 Oct 2020
It's hard to make @WFPChief speechless, but it's how we're all feeling right now! Thank you @NobelPrize for this recognition of our work and for this incredible honour. #NobelPeacePrize
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We all love #coffee! 😍 Our "Coffee with Excellence" project in #Brazil's coffee hot spots aimed to promote good agricultural practices for #SustainableFarming as well as responsible handling & application of #CropProtection products: in.basf.com/e6bmg6t #WorldCoffeeDay
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Syngenta
@Syngenta30 Sep 2020
Mary-Dell Chilton’s contributions to advancing plant #biotechnology have made a lasting impact on global #ag. A new @smithsonian virtual exhibit explores her legacy as pioneer, #WorldFoodPrize laureate & retired distinguished Science Fellow at #Syngenta: ow.ly/1xWn30qZO30
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Catching Up with Channapatna Prakash cast-science.org/catching-up…
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Jon Entine
@JonEntine18 Sep 2020
Viewpoint: Why grow GMOs? To prevent cancer, pesticide poisoning and farmer suicides geneticliteracyproject.org/?…
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After 20 years of phenomenal programming, BIO World Congress got a makeover! Now known as BIO IMPACT, the premier ag & environment conference is going entirely digital to meet the needs of the moment. To learn more visit: app.nuvi.com/n/nfdw69 #BIOIMPACT20
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🌱 As well as producing more than 90% of food, soil is essential to the planet’s health, slowing climate change by storing carbon & cutting GHG emissions. The #HorizonEurope #SoilHealth mission aims to restore healthy soils by 2030 – more via @scibus: bit.ly/3bt6cuP
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Nozzles will shut down entirely if we’ve already gone over a particular area. This is good for the economy of our farm as well as the environment we all live in. bit.ly/3hsYNxi #GlobalFarmer #ModernAgriculture #CropProtection
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Our modern technology allows us to account for dozens of variables—all in pursuit of the sustainable goal of growing more food on less land. bit.ly/3hsYNxi #GlobalFarmer #ModernAgriculture
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Did you know no-till farming saves 812 million gallons of fuel each year? That’s enough energy to power 3.2 million homes! #NoTill
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I'm old enough to remember what it was like to operate a combine in the open air. Grain dust slams into your face and pushes down your shirt. You’ll never want a shower more desperately. bit.ly/3hsYNxi #GlobalFarmer #ModernAgriculture
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Are you experiencing extreme weather? 🥵🥶 #Climatechange is a dire threat and we are already seeing its impact. The development of plant phenotypes adapted to challenging environments is key to supporting future agricultural production. 👉 bit.ly/2DSbvHo #PlantBreeding
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“The industry takes the issue of food safety extremely seriously and tests its products in a rigorous, prolonged manner.” Read more from @CropLifeIntl on #pesticides and #foodsafety here: #MoreWithLess croplife.org/wp-content/uplo…
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Thanks to an efficient global food system that produces food, feed, fiber and energy for all, most people can devote their time to other things, such as going to college, or building businesses. bit.ly/3hdBVlh @PeirettiRoberto #GlobalFarmer
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A new study blames glyphosate for the monarchs’ decline, but the plight of the butterflies is more complicated than that, reports ⁦@MrJustinCremer⁩. allianceforscience.cornell.e…
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EuropaBio@EuropaBio25 Aug 2020
21 years of #GMO maize in Spain & Portugal: higher yields & income for farmers while using fewer resources (i.e. water, land, agrochemicals). Why is the #EU missing out these economic and environmental benefits in other countries & crops? #25YearsAgBiotech agroberichtenbuitenland.nl/a…
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What is the connection between people's diets and #plantbreeding 🌱🌱? Healthy Food + food variety + vitamins + proteins = People's diets #Plantbreeders + seeds + varieties = Food variety 👉 bit.ly/3fw02ec @CPVOTweets @Food_EU @UPOVint #EmbracingNature
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I saw up close the unrealized potential of African agriculture—and I came to understand how much the developing world needs the best technology, including crop-protection products. bit.ly/38GXR5j #GlobalFarmer @FarmGirlJen #ModernAgriculture #CropProtection
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Flyttr@FlyttrGlobal20 Aug 2020
It's #WorldMosquitoDay! Did you know the #mosquito is the world's deadliest animal? Learn about #Oxitec efforts to combat the #mosquitoes that spread #dengue, #Zika, #malaria and other preventable diseases 🦟🌍 #WorldsDeadliestAnimal oxitec.com
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