Conference proceedings on Emerging Challenges for Biotech Specialty Crops, now available from the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, APHIS

February 07

Final analysis of the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology finds that U.S. state legislatures continue to focus on agricultural biotechnology: regulating GMOs and support of biotechnology are most popular topics of legislation introduced in 2005-2006 session

December 06

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology finds public opinion about GM foods remains ‘up for grabs’ ten years after introduction of ag biotech

November 06

U.S. states and the federal government: What the coordinated framework for biotechnology means for working together - A new report highlights a conference from NASDA-PIFB

October 06

New report available from Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology and NASDA workshop on peaceful coexistence among growers of GE, conventional and organic crops

August 06

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture release confidential business information paper from workshop

June 06

U.S. state legislatures continue to be active in addressing challenges associated with agricultural biotechnology - Preemption of local and county regulations on GM seed and crops are the most significant development in 2005

December 05

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology releases updated issue brief on U.S.-EU trade dispute over GM crops

November 05

Americans’ knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology policy dialogue explores GM imports, implications for domestic U.S. policies

September 05

New grant ensures continuity of Pew Initiative work on agricultural biotechnology

Workshop proceedings on marketplace standards for ag biotech products posted by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

June 05

Conference proceedings on genetically modified insects posted by Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

May 05

Pew Initiative finds state legislators focused on “next generation” products of agricultural biotechnology

March 05

China is close to production of 'safe' genetically engineered rice

Proceedings of the Pew Initiative conference: “Impacts of Biotech Regulation on Small Business and University Research: Possible Barriers and Potential Solutions”

Sonoma County of California to put biotech ban to voters

December 04

New report finds diversity in U.S. states' tools for managing ag biotech

November 04

Americans’ opinions about GM foods remain divided, but majority want a strong regulatory system

October 04

Proceedings of the gene flow conference posted by Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

September 04

Can biotech crops be good neighbors?

Updated fact sheet on GM crops in the U.S. released by The Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

August 04

California groups spar over biotech crop ban

July 04

Human trials of vaccines produced by genetically modified plants could begin within five years

June 04

Spain to seek independent advice on biotech crops

Farmers are defying government to grow GM cotton in northern India

Cowpeas just won't cooperate

U.S. and Canada ask WTO to force open EU's biotech seed market

U.S. government scientists are perfecting technology to breed a better tree

May 04

GM plants that tolerate harsh environmental conditions

Pew Initiative analysis finds checkerboard state legislation in the U.S.

April 04

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology roundtable interview: how is biotechnology developing?

Growing the world's most controversial grass

Pew Initiative report examines regulatory review process for future ag biotech products

March 04

Pew Initiative posts proceedings of testing methodologies roundtable

Pew Initiative releases new issue brief on world hunger and biotechnology

January 04

New report finds that GM insects may offer public health and agricultural benefits, but clear regulatory oversight is lacking

December 03

Grant renewal ensures work of Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology through 2005

Divided EU fails to lift biotech crop ban

November 03

Report examines impacts of university-industry relationships on academic research in agricultural biotechnology

Mexican Maize and GM Corn: Protecting a Center of Origin

Study: spring wheat export revenue would be lost to GM growers

October 03

USDA scrambling to catch up with GM technology

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology posts Gene Flow Conference presentations

Iowa State University researchers working on beta carotene fortified corn hybrids

Brazil's soy crop may soon eclipse US harvest

September 03

Americans’ knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low and opinions on safety still split

August 03

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology updates fact sheet on domestic US use of GM crops

New brief from Pew Initiative summarizes issues about spread of transgenic DNA

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology releases updated issue brief on U.S.-EU trade dispute over GM crops

July 03

A biotech approach to global climate change

More than half of Americans would avoid GM food if it were so labeled, according to poll

June 03

U.S. vs. EU: an examination of the trade issues surrounding genetically modified food

US Food and Drug Administration opts against further biotech review

Weed-resistant GM grass could hit market next year

US states remain at the forefront of efforts to address emerging agricultural biotechnology issues

May 03

The Stakeholder Forum on Biotechnology: An Overview of the Process

When Media, Science and Public Policy Collide: The Case of Food and Biotechnology

System developed to prevent GM plants from spreading genes

India harvests first biotech cotton crop

April 03

Farmers question growing GM wheat

EU to draft GM-conventional crop separation guidelines soon

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology report identifies possible holes in US government oversight of biotech crops

US Environmental Protection Agency wraps up Hawaiian biotech mix-up investigation

Focus of Midwest’s debate over biotechnology is on amber waves of grain

Genetically modified wheat at least five years off for Swiss firm

Vermont moves to become first US state to label genetically modified seeds

U.S. farmers to grow record level of biotech crops this year

March 03

U.S. seeking to work with Argentina for WTO challenge against Europe

GM wheat enters the regulatory arena - A feature by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
Roundtable:
Are the markets ready for GM wheat?
Markets are wary of GM wheat

June 02

How consumers process information at heart of debate over labeling of genetically modified foods -- Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology Policy dialogue explores consumer education, international and economic issues around biotech crops

New issue brief from the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology looks at economic and cultural factors across the Atlantic

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology to host national policy forum: 'Labeling Genetically Modified Foods: Communicating or Creating Confusion?'

February 02

Americans evenly divided over environmental risks and benefits of genetically modified food and biotechnology

January 02

'Environmental Savior or Saboteur? Debating the Impacts of Genetic Engineering' National policy forum to be held in San Francisco

October 01

Consumer trust in government is key to policies on genetically modified food - on both sides of the Atlantic -- Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology policy dialogue probes trade, cultural,  economic issues.
 

www.pewagbiotech.org

The Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology (PIFB) will wrap up its work at the end of March 2007, after six years of serving as a credible broker that brought together stakeholders of differing views to discuss the opportunities and challenges that ag-biotech presents.

“Through its balanced analysis of the opportunities and challenges posed by these emerging technologies, the Initiative highlighted strengths and weaknesses of the oversight system and pinpointed solutions to make it stronger”, said Michael Fernandez, executive director of the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology.

Research and other materials produced by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology will continue to be available on http://pewagbiotech.org/
after PIFB closes.