Sustainable Agriculture

February 25, 2013

According to the ISAAA report for 2012, farmers around the world continue to enthusiastically...

June 1, 2012

Farmers using improved seeds and biotech crop varieties continue to see significant economic...

May 21, 2012

The International Food Information Council (IFIC) survey, “Consumer Perceptions of Food...

March 8, 2012

National Ag Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. And...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

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...
October 4 2002
Dear Governor Kitzhaber: This letter explains why FDA objects to the pending ballot initiative to require the mandatory labeling of...

Press Releases

February 20 2013
Adoption of agricultural biotechnology increased six percent over past year as developing countries play leading role...
January 15 2013
Washington, D.C. — The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA...
July 10 2012
Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2012) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is expressing its strong...
June 18 2012
  This BIO Buzz Center event will feature Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA’s Under Secretary for Research,...
June 7 2012
Letter Praises Administration’s Commitment to Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 7, 2012) – A host of...