Insights and Stories on Conventional

Regulations on gene-edited crops to be eased in England

Sep. 28, 2021 at 7:18 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Britain’s farming and environment minister George Eustice announced Wednesday that regulations related to gene editing in agricultural research would be eased in England following a public consultation. Rules will now largely be aligned with conventional breeding methods for research and development into plants although scientists will […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Roquette pea plant readying for full operation

Mar. 25, 2021 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

NFU paper lays out solutions for climate, farming challenges

Dec. 13, 2019 at 3:43 am CST

By MarketsFarm Team

A field of young corn plants in front of a sunset.

Markets enter lull period; USDA tries to root out fraud

Jun. 29, 2018 at 1:28 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

Downturn seen in organic markets for malt barley, hemp

Mar. 27, 2018 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Study finds organic’s sustainability ‘context-dependent’

Mar. 11, 2017 at 4:32 pm CST

When weighed for sustainability, the purported benefits and costs of organic agriculture can actually “vary heavily” from case to case, a new University of British Columbia study finds. The UBC study, titled “Many shades of gray: The context-dependent performance of organic agriculture,” published Friday in the U.S. journal Science Advances, […]

By Staff

Egg farmers to phase out cage housing over 20 years

Feb. 5, 2016 at 3:48 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s egg farmers plan to replace conventional hen cages with more humane conditions over the next 20 years, amid growing pressure from consumers, restaurants and food companies. The plan — announced Friday by Egg Farmers of Canada, an industry group that manages nearly all of the […]

By Rod Nickel