Letters, Testimony & Comments

Dear Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Peterson: Our members are engaged in the development, use and future utilization of agricultural...
July 10 2012
These comments are submitted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in response to the United States Department of Agriculture...
December 13 2011
Dear Secretary Vilsack: For the past 15 years, agricultural products derived from modern biotechnology have provided significant...
October 4 2010
Enhanced Sustainability and Reduced Environmental Footprint Agricultural biotechnology has helped enable large shifts in agronomic...
April 22 2009
Dear Governor Kitzhaber: This letter explains why FDA objects to the pending ballot initiative to require the mandatory labeling of...
October 4 2002
Experts Agree on Biotech's Contributions to Agriculture Stability "Advances in the genetic engineering of plants have provided...
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed regulations to implement...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

May 9 2013
May 8, 2013   We write to convey strong opposition to legislation recently introduced that would require special labels for food...
July 10 2012
Dear Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Peterson: Our members are engaged in the development, use and future utilization of agricultural...
December 13 2011
These comments are submitted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in response to the United States Department of Agriculture...
October 4 2010
Dear Secretary Vilsack: For the past 15 years, agricultural products derived from modern biotechnology have provided significant...
April 22 2009
Enhanced Sustainability and Reduced Environmental Footprint Agricultural biotechnology has helped enable large shifts in agronomic...

Press Releases

May 10 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today...
May 1 2013
Key members of the U.S. agricultural value chain have joined together to applaud the work of the United States and...
April 24 2013
"Although we haven't seen the language of the proposed bill, it's important to note that the biotech...
March 7 2013
  The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) are pleased to...
February 20 2013
Adoption of agricultural biotechnology increased six percent over past year as developing countries play leading role...