APPG Science & Technology in Agriculture
@appg_agscience
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The APPG on Science & Technology in Agriculture promotes debate among politicians and other stakeholders on the role of scientific innovation in agriculture.
London, England
Joined May 2020
In a letter to @DefraGovUK minister Daniel Zeichner, @appg_agscience chair @MPGeorgeFreeman has called for reassurance that the UK government will protect 'hard-won' gene editing rules in UK-EU reset talks.
farminguk.com
An MP is urging the UK government to protect 'hard-won' gene editing rules from being watered down in post-Brexit talks with the EU.
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RT @SciSustAg: "I am genuinely puzzled as to why organic farming groups and environmentalists would not welcome such developments with open….
scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
The gene editing revolution is only just beginning
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RT @SciSustAg: Calls on the UK government to allow gene editing in farmed animals are increasing. @FarmersWeekly.
fwi.co.uk
With cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza continuing to disrupt the poultry and game bird industries, calls on the UK government to allow gene
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RT @SciSustAg: “If food security is national security, then food production must be at the heart of agricultural policy - and right now, it….
thescottishfarmer.co.uk
MP Alistair Carmichael urges a political reset on farming as UK food security faces increasing pressure from decades of flawed policy.
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Great appointment for Red Tractor. Former @CommonsEFRA member and @appg_agscience chair @JulianSturdy joins as new chair of the Combinable Crops & Sugar Beet Board👏.
fwi.co.uk
Former Conservative MP Julian Sturdy has been appointed as the new chairman of the Combinable Crops & Sugar Beet Board at Red Tractor. During his
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Developing a new Sustainable Efficient Production (SEP) index to help policymakers and food producers track progress towards more environmentally friendly food production is key to improving food security, concludes @appg_agscience 30:50:50 roundtable.
fwi.co.uk
Designing a new Sustainable Efficient Production index that can help policymakers and food producers track progress towards more environmentally friendly
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The APPG on Science and Technology in Agriculture has launched a two-month call for evidence to support its 30:50:50 Innovation Agenda, a vision to increase agricultural production by 30% by 2050, while reducing farming's environmental footprint by 50%.
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This week @appg_agscience is at the Cereals event to talk about our ambitious 30:50:50 Innovation Agenda to help farmers produce 'more from less' by harnessing the latest advances in agricultural science and technology. Visit us on the @niabgroup stand no. 1124. #Cereals2025
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RT @SciSustAg: For the first time, scientists at @mcgillu in Canada have successfully edited oat DNA, a breakthrough that could accelerate….
phys.org
For the first time, scientists have successfully edited oat DNA, a breakthrough that could accelerate the development of oats with more fiber, higher yields, and greater resilience to climate change.
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RT @SciSustAg: MP @charliedewhirst urges greater focus on green technologies and innovations to reduce farming emissions. He describes @th….
scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
Innovation is key to climate action in the livestock sector
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The @appg_agscience is launching a call for evidence on its 30:50:50 Innovation Agenda for UK Agriculture, setting out an ambitious vision to help UK farmers access innovation to produce 'more from less'. Have your say on UK farming's future direction.
fwi.co.uk
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science & Technology in Agriculture has launched a two-month call for evidence to support its 30:50:50 Innovation
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RT @SciSustAg: On gene editing in agriculture (not GM crops as in the headline), @thetimes today underlines the hard-won advantage England….
thetimes.com
Brussels negotiators are demanding that the UK government freeze plans for farmers to plant crops such as vitamin D-enriched tomatoes
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RT @MPGeorgeFreeman: HMG has just passed the groundbreaking Precision🧬Breeding Bill, securing a real Brexit Regulatory dividend w big globa….
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RT @SciSustAg: Ex-UK science minister @MPGeorgeFreeman celebrates a landmark moment for the Precision Breeding Act this week, but also see….
scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
UK-EU reset talks must not jeopardise Precision Breeding Act progress
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RT @SciSustAg: Yet another high-level call on the UK Government to press ahead with gene editing in farmed animals to help reduce disease a….
telegraph.co.uk
Warning not to forget lessons of Covid for which the country was not prepared
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👏👏👏👏.
GREAT NEWS FOR GENETIC INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE! .History was made in the House of Lords last night as the legislation needed to implement the Precision Breeding Act for plants in England completed its final Parliamentary hurdle. The new system will start from November 2025.
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MPs and Peers urge @DefraGovUK to fast-track implementing rules for precision breeding in farmed animals to free up UK-based gene editing research which can help curb the threat of rapidly spreading and mutating bird flu virus. @FarmersWeekly .
fwi.co.uk
A cross-party group of MPs and peers is urging the UK government to urgently fast-track new rules allowing gene editing in farmed animals, warning that
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RT @SciSustAg: 25 years ago, the divisive GM debate meant Britain missed out on a generation of scientific and agricultural progress. We mu….
scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
Precision Breeding Act: It's time to move on from the divisions of the past
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RT @SciSustAg: Good news! ScotGov lifts blanket opposition to gene editing by reaffirming its policy of dynamic alignment with the EU, reve….
thescottishfarmer.co.uk
Tim Eagle urges the SNP to rethink its stance on gene editing, calling their opposition outdated. Could this technology benefit Scotland’s food…
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RT @SciSustAg: Sudden closure of the SFI scheme in England is a wake-up call that a sustainable future for the farming industry does not li….
scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
Is this a NZ-style reset moment for farm policy in ENgland?
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