May 20, 2026

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Rothamsted Research drills first UK Precision Bred crop under Release Notice to boost oilseed yields

May 19, 2026

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USDA/APHIS - Extension of deregulation to corn developed using genetic engineering

United Kingdom’s first go-ahead for CRISPR-edited plant (Nature)

May 18, 2026

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Open Letter from AFBV (Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales), FGV (Forum Grüne Vernunft), GfPB (Gesellschaft für Pflanzenbiotechnologie e.V.) and WGG (Wissenschaftskreis Genomik und Gentechnik e.V.) to Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)

May 15, 2026

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CRAG holds its second CRAG Empresas meeting - Over 80 professionals from 36 organizations take part in a day dedicated to plant innovation, genome editing and collaboration between science and industry
El CRAG celebra la seva segona jornada CRAG Empreses - Més de 80 professionals de 36 organitzacions participen en una jornada dedicada a la innovació vegetal, l’edició genòmica i la col·laboració entre ciència i indústria
El CRAG celebra su segunda jornada CRAG Empresas - Más de 80 profesionales de 36 organizaciones participan en una jornada dedicada a la innovación vegetal, la edición genómica y la colaboración entre ciencia e industria

May 13, 2026

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Kenya clears path for field trials of gene-edited banana

Wageningen University & Research is experimenting with a potato that can cope with Phytophthora

May 6, 2026

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Europa abre la puerta a una nueva era de cultivos más sostenibles con edición genética

Genome editing turns red lettuce green and increases beneficial flavonoid content

May 5, 2026

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Peru approves new technology guidelines

May 4, 2026

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Cibus announces transfer of gene-edited herbicide tolerance traits in Interoc rice seeds for testing and production

31 agri-food value chain representatives call for swift adoption of NGT Regulation without amendments

May 1, 2026

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ChileBio afirma que el país tiene el potencial de convertirse en un “hub de semillas editadas genéticamente" (Diario Financiero)

April 27, 2026

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China ya acapara el 75% de las patentes de semillas editadas (Phytoma)

April 24, 2026

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CRISPR and the future of soybean breeding

Pairwise licenses Fulcrum CRISPR platform to Ball Horticultural Company

Pairwise licenses Fulcrum platform to CSIRO, Australia's national science agency

Spain aims to regain ground and get ahead of EU regulations on NGTs
España pretende recuperar terreno y adelantarse a la regulación de EU en NGTs

April 23, 2026

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European Union’s two-tier crop rules could reshape food sourcing and labeling (Food Ingredients 1st)

Gene-edited crops and the global regulatory divide (AgUpdate)

April 22, 2026

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European Union - New genomic techniques: Council adopts new rules to boost sustainable and competitive EU food systems

Un paso más hacia la regulación final de la edición genética

April 21, 2026

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Euroseeds welcomes Council adoption of NGT trilogue agreement and calls on European Parliament to follow

April 20, 2026

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You won’t believe what future crop breeding tech is coming (FarmProgress)

April 15, 2026

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España - El ministro de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Luis Planas: «Las NGTs nos va a permitir tener semillas y plantas más resistentes a la menor dotación de agua»

April 13, 2026

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EU seed law reform: Can Europe balance modern breeding and crop diversity? (Food Ingredients First)

April 10, 2026

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Del laboratorio al campo: Italia impulsa el renacimiento de los cultivos editados en Europa

European Union vote on gene-edited crops could reshape Canada’s export landscape (Manitoba Co-operator)

CasY7: An optimized Cas12i system for enhanced genome editing in monocot crops (Wiley)

First of its kind: Gene-edited barley moves closer to UK farms (Farming UK)