CHICAGO (Reuters) -A type of genetically modified wheat developed by Argentina's Bioceres Crop Solutions may be safely grown in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.

The federal agency that oversees crop insurance has revised rules for wheat under pressure from farmers who objected to a change in procedure earlier this year.

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A new comparison tool developed by plant breeder Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) will help growers take a deep dive into what varieties will work best in their own farm environment. Designed to ...

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Archaeological evidence suggests that around 9,500 BCE, people in the Fertile Crescent began cultivating wheat as one of their first domesticated crops. To modern humans, it would be almost inedible: ...

Brazil has approved the cultivation and sale of drought-tolerant genetically modified wheat, a major boost for the once taboo crop as global food supply fears and regional dry weather burnishes ...

For decades, we’ve relied on genetically modified versions of some of our most important food and fibre crops. Nearly 80% of soybeans worldwide have been genetically modified to boost yield and ...

Three grower directors were formally reappointed unopposed, while the organisation's chair, Barry Large, and deputy chair, ...

NDSU plans to keep the transgenetic wheat at least 330 feet from any other crop, said Duane Hauck, assistant director of extension services.

Back then there was heady talk of growing most of the country’s rice, wheat and maize using genetically modified (GM) strains by 2010. That did not happen.

SAO PAULO, March 7 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government's agriculture research agency plans to expand testing of a variety of drought-resistant, genetically modified wheat as Brazil aims to become ...