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EU court says crops obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs

By Jane Byrne

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on the so-called new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs). It said crops obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs as the techniques and methods of mutagenesis alter the genetic material of a plant in a way that does not...

US: Aid package for farmers facing losses due to tariff tiff

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced measures, to the value of $12bn, aimed at supporting US feed crop producers, farmers and livestock producers through the period of trade tension caused by increased tariffs on several exported...