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Bill Alert! US Senate Bill S 2756 - Streamlining Organic Research Act of 2023 Policy: Agriculture and Food Status: Bill Introduced Full Details: https://lnkd.in/e-PjTGir The Streamlining Organic Research Act of 2023, also known as Bill 118 s 2756, is a piece of legislation introduced in the US Congress aimed at improving and streamlining research efforts related to organic agriculture. The bill seeks to enhance coordination and collaboration among various federal agencies involved in organic research, such as the Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation. One of the key provisions of the bill...

https://lnkd.in/gaJpEX6i The National Institute of Food Agriculture under USDA has released their Specialty Crop Research Initiative opportunity. "The purpose of the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: - Research in plant breeding, genetics, genomics, and other methods to improve crop characteristics - Efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to specialty crop pollinators - Efforts to improve production efficiency, handling and processing, productivity, and profitability over the long term (including specialty crop policy and marketing) - New innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening - Methods to prevent, detect, monitor, control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production efficiency, handling and processing of specialty crops" Awards sizes will range between $50,000 and $2,000,000 per applicant. The full application deadline is November 8th.

In a new report, the UC Organic Agriculture Institute outlines the top concerns in #California #organic agriculture and describes systemic priorities, such as maintaining the integrity of the term “organic,” developing a market for organic seeds, spreading consumer awareness, and more. bit.ly/3L9s7JW

🤔 How long does it take to bring a new crop protection product to market? How much does it cost? CropLife International has contracted AgbioInvestor to conduct a time and cost-to-market study for new crop protection product, including biological pesticides. The study aims to provide an up-to-date view of the comparative costs involved in the discovery, development, and registration of a new chemical crop protection active ingredient in the 2014-2019 period. This study builds upon the time and cost-to-market study covering 2010-2014 to examine how these metrics have changed over time. Here are some of the key findings of the study: ➡ The time to bring a new crop protection active ingredient to market has increased to 12.3 years, an increase of 8.8% over the 5 year span in the study. ➡ The cost of discovery, development, and authorization has increased by 5.7% and 15 million (from $286 million in the 2010–2014 period to the 2019 value of $301 million). ➡ Companies are increasing their R&D investments in biocontrols, rising from $16 million to $26 million, a 62.5% increase since the last study. The increase in time to bring a new crop protection ingredient to market reflects the greater complexity in the data requirements of regulatory bodies requiring more time to evaluate and continues a 25 year trend of increasing timelines. Now more than ever, streamlined approvals around the world would improve time to market, which promotes innovation and ultimately helps farmers and consumers. For more details, you can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/g3fNkx8x #sustainableagriculture #innovation #plantscience #farming #agriculture

#Glyphosate remains a very important, albeit controversial, tool for quickly controlling most #weed species in a single go. Glyphosate was eventually renewed in the EU for another 10 years, but the controversy did not disappear and it remains as import as ever to look at how we can reduce our dependency on glyphosate. In 2023 I partook in a workshop organised by the EWRS European Weed Research Society together with a whole bunch of eminent weed researchers to identify the critical uses of glyphosate and the most promising alternatives for those uses. The result is the recently published paper Current and future glyphosate use in European agriculture (https://lnkd.in/dJVp-3BH) published in #weedresearch by Wiley. In brief we identified these four uses as critical: 1. weed control in #conservationagriculture (i.e. systems that use no-till/reduced-till and cover crops), 2. control of perennial weeds, 3. control weeds around the crop in #orchard and vine production, 4. to control weeds resistant to other herbicides. For all these uses there are alternatives, but there are also clear tradeoffs and even though we would still be able to farm without glyphosate every tool is needed to be able to control weeds in the most efficient and #sustainable way possible.

'Biological' Is Not A Category (it's the future of agriculture) Check out this great discussion hosted by Tim Hammerich on the Future Of Agriculture show, including Harpe Bio’s COO & Director, Daniel Pepitone. Listen in as he shares how Harpe Bio is pioneering the future of agriculture with innovative new solutions and creating effective herbicide formulations. Organic growers benefit from certified organic herbicides that replace less effective options, ensuring better crop management. But don’t need a complete overhaul to implement. These solutions work alongside existing chemistries to overcome weed resistance and provide more tools for farmers that work seamlessly with their current operation. Listen to the full discussion to learn more - https://lnkd.in/enuhd-kQ #agtech #sustainablefarming #agriculture

#Didyouknow the advantages of Evonik silica in agriculture 🚜 🌽? - Guarantees perfect rheology control in liquid pesticide formulations - Prevent agglomerating and settling of actives - Ensures the long-term stability of the formulation - Prevents caking of wettable powders and granulates. #Agriculture #Rheology #FreeFlow #Anticaking #antisettling

Bactim Endofix has been officially approved for organic farming in EU. The product has been certified by duch FiBL - one of the most reputable institution in the field of organic farming certification. More information about the registration, you can find here: https://lnkd.in/gwWKrnbN. INTERMAG is committed to promoting sustainable agriculture and offering organic farmers effective and safe microbiological products. The main benefits of using BACTIM ENDOFIX: 🍀 Effective binding of atmospheric nitrogen directly in the plant tissues throughout the growing season (even up to 40 kg N during the whole growing cycle) 🍀 Better nutrition, plant vigor and health 🍀 Increase in quantity and quality of yield 🍀 Effectiveness in every crop, regardless of soil parameters (soil pH, organic Carbon content etc.) 🍀 Possibility of combined application with most of the other agricultural inputs #farming #INTERMAG #BACTIM #organicfarming #nitrogenfixing

It was great catching up with Jason Miller from Naturesafe Fertilizers. If you are interested in what goes into organic fertilizers this is the podcast to check out!

A Summary Of Findings: How Can Organic Agriculture Be Expanded Worldwide? Many countries around the world have formulated targets to increase the share of land under organic agriculture, but progress varies greatly. A recently published study with involvement by FiBL summarises the global findings on what measures policymakers and practitioners can take to promote ecological forms of agriculture such as organic farming. In the past, political targets have been set worldwide to increase the proportion of organic agriculture. However, these targets have not yet been met, and adoption rates vary greatly between countries and crops. One key question is, therefore, what measures could be taken by stakeholders in the food value chain and by policymakers. Scientific findings can provide a valuable basis. There are numerous case studies, but a systematic overview of these results has been lacking until now. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL Read more: https://lnkd.in/dRHD3hHG