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Letters, Testimony & Comments

Glyphosate Tolerant H7-1 Sugar Beets Request: Environmental Impact
These comments are submitted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in response to the United States Department of Agriculture...
December 13 2011
Stewardship: Actions to be Taken Prior to Launching Special Traits
October 4, 2010
Dear Secretary Vilsack: For the past 15 years, agricultural products derived from modern biotechnology have provided significant...
October 4 2010
Agricultural Biotechnology’s Environmental Success Story
April 22, 2009
Enhanced Sustainability and Reduced Environmental Footprint Agricultural biotechnology has helped enable large shifts in agronomic...
April 22 2009
FDA Letter Opposing Oregon Measure 27
October 4, 2002
Dear Governor Kitzhaber: This letter explains why FDA objects to the pending ballot initiative to require the mandatory labeling of...
October 4 2002
Agriculture: Biotech’s Contributions to Agriculture Sustainability to enhance air, water and soil quality.
Experts Agree on Biotech's Contributions to Agriculture Stability "Advances in the genetic engineering of plants have provided...
BIO’s comments to the USDA on the biomass crop assistance program enacted by the 2008 Farm Bill
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed regulations to implement...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

Glyphosate Tolerant H7-1 Sugar Beets Request: Environmental Impact
December 13 2011
These comments are submitted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in response to the United States Department of Agriculture...
Stewardship: Actions to be Taken Prior to Launching Special Traits
October 4 2010
Dear Secretary Vilsack: For the past 15 years, agricultural products derived from modern biotechnology have provided significant...
Agricultural Biotechnology’s Environmental Success Story
April 22 2009
Enhanced Sustainability and Reduced Environmental Footprint Agricultural biotechnology has helped enable large shifts in agronomic...
FDA Letter Opposing Oregon Measure 27
October 4 2002
Dear Governor Kitzhaber: This letter explains why FDA objects to the pending ballot initiative to require the mandatory labeling of...
Agriculture: Biotech’s Contributions to Agriculture Sustainability to enhance air, water and soil quality.
Experts Agree on Biotech's Contributions to Agriculture Stability "Advances in the genetic engineering of plants have provided...
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Press Releases

BIO Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling in “Eucalyptus” Case
October 7 2011
Washington, D.C. (October 7, 2011) – In a case brought against USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection...
BIO Announces On-line Product Database of Ag Biotech Products
March 8 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, March 08, 2011) - Internet users can now access a searchable and easy-to-use database of...
World’s Farmers Favor Biotech Crop Varieties
February 22 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, February 22, 2011) - Because of its contribution to agricultural productivity and...
New BIO Report Highlights Value of Biotechnology to Individuals and Society
May 4 2010
 WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 4, 2010) --  A new report issued by the Biotechnology Industry Organization...
Biotechnology Makes Agricultural Production More Earth-Friendly
April 22 2010
Greener Farming Means Cleaner Air, Water, Land and Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, April 22, 2010) - Despite the...
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