CropLife America Highlights Ag Advancements on Earth Day 2012
April 27, 2012| |
In celebration of Earth Day 2012, CropLife America (CLA) and its members recognized the impact of advances in environmental sustainability and food production on crop protection industry and agricultural policy. In their press release, they said that growers and ranchers are now aware of the significance of good environmental stewardship. By using modern farming products and techniques, they are able to gain more yield on less land and with fewer inputs while conserving natural resources such as water, soil, and energy.
"The celebration of Earth Day marks an important reminder of the continued evolution of modern agriculture," said Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CLA. "From creating safer, more effective products, to fostering an open dialogue between industry, growers and policymakers, CropLife America and our members hold a responsibility to furthering sustainability and conservation in modern agriculture."
With the use of modern agricultural practices such as drought and disease resistant seeds, biotechnology, crop protection chemicals, drip irrigation, conservation tillage systems, farmers have been able to provide the food for the growing population without increasing the amount of land used for farming.
Read the press release at http://www.croplife.com/article/26787/croplife-america-highlights-ag-advancements-in-honor-of-earth-day.
| |
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- BIO: Agri-biotech, An Environmental Success Story
- IFPRI Publishes Global Food Policy Report
- African Ministers Endorse Agricultural Biotechnology
- Tunisia Strengthens Science Ties with India
- Health Professionals Support Biotech Use in Food Products
- Survey on Biotech Fruits and Nuts Studied in California
- MSU Researchers Find Out How Plants Decide to Go into Defense Mode
- CropLife America Highlights Ag Advancements on Earth Day 2012
- New Downy Mildew Resistant Cucumber
- ICRISAT and BGI to Work Together for More Productive Crops
- Philippines' Agri Dept Holds Biotech Conference for Teachers
- UK and Vietnam Turns Agricultural Waste into Biofuels
- Australian Growers to Produce Super-High Oleic Safflower
- CSIRO Develops Super Wheat to Combat Bowel Cancer
- China Implements Biological Breeding Capacity Building and Industrialization Project
- NCGC and KBCH Sign MOU for Sharing Information
- New Corn Research Institute in China
- Science and Industry Groups Team Up to Deliver Improved Crops
- New Sequencing Techniques for Fine Mapping Wheat Genes
- Scientists Find First Chemical Signal to Attract Beneficial Bacteria
- Max Planck Institute: Pod Corn is Not a Maize Ancestor
- UK's Food Industry President Calls on Europe to Rethink GM
- ISAAA BOD Member Receives Prestigious E.C. Stakman Award
-
Research Highlights
- Metabolic Characteristics in Ruminants of Proteins in Hull-less Barley Varieties
- Scientists Study Ryegrass' Resistance to Glyphosate in Arkansas
- Researchers Study Coupling of Biological Clock and Cells in Plants
-
Beyond Crop Biotech
- Geneticists Identify Genes Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Scientists Develop Artificial DNA
- First Description of A Triple DNA Helix in Vacuum
- Scientists Target a Gene to Stop MRSA's Virulence
- China Produces First GM Sheep
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (December 11, 2024)
- Gene Editing Supplement (December 11, 2024)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet