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Los Angeles Farm Bureau (posted 10/3/11)
Ag Day LA, educational event hosted by the Los Angeles Farm Bureau, (posted 10/3/11)
Detailed data on people, production, international trade and the horticulture industries in the United States, Canada and Mexico (posted 7/19/11)
California data from USDA ERS on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities and exports (updated 7/22/11).
California annual pesticide residue testing of fresh produce
Agricultural Organizations in UC
Biotechnology Program UC Davis Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), University of California Food Safe Program, UC Davis UC Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program UC Center for Sustainable Resource Development Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis University of California, Davis Plant Genomics Education UC Davis Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Cooperative Extension Program
Biotechnology Program UC Davis
Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), University of California
Food Safe Program, UC Davis
UC Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program
UC Center for Sustainable Resource Development
Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis
University of California, Davis Plant Genomics Education
UC Davis Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Cooperative Extension Program
New Web Tool Allows Users to Visualize, Analyze Agriculture Data (posted 10/29/14) USGS maps and database of county-level use estimates for 459 pesticides (posted 5/23/13) U.S. Certified Organic Production 2011 (posted 10/9/12). U.S. Drought 2012: Farm and Food Impacts. USDA Economic Research Service (posted 7/24/12) Information on population, income, education, employment, federal funds, organic agriculture, farm characteristics and other data. (posted 4/18/11) USDA National Organic Program Handbook (Feb. 2011) contains information to clarify existing Federal organic requirements and offers best practices to comply (posted 2/7/11). Provides crop composition database on natural nutrient variability of conventionally grown corn, soybeans and cotton seed (posted 10/19/10). County-level demographic profiles of U.S. farm and ranch operators (by ethnic group and gender) from the 2007 Census of Agriculture (posted 11/23/09). 2008 Organic Production Survey - U.S. organic farms and ranches have higher average sales and higher average production expenses than U.S. farms overall. (posted 2/9/10). 2008 USDA Economic Research Service indicators of commodity and food prices, general economic indicators, government program expenditures, farm income estimates, and trade and export statistics. "Organic Roots On-Line Database," allows searching for historic information on organic farming on-line (link updated 12/10/09). Pesticide Use in California Conventional and Organic Crop Production Scientifically-based or practically validated information on organic agriculture. Provides information on the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds throughout the world. FDA's website devoted to BSE (mad cow disease) (2007) TOP OF PAGE
New Web Tool Allows Users to Visualize, Analyze Agriculture Data (posted 10/29/14)
USGS maps and database of county-level use estimates for 459 pesticides (posted 5/23/13)
U.S. Certified Organic Production 2011 (posted 10/9/12).
U.S. Drought 2012: Farm and Food Impacts. USDA Economic Research Service (posted 7/24/12)
Information on population, income, education, employment, federal funds, organic agriculture, farm characteristics and other data. (posted 4/18/11)
USDA National Organic Program Handbook (Feb. 2011) contains information to clarify existing Federal organic requirements and offers best practices to comply (posted 2/7/11).
Provides crop composition database on natural nutrient variability of conventionally grown corn, soybeans and cotton seed (posted 10/19/10).
County-level demographic profiles of U.S. farm and ranch operators (by ethnic group and gender) from the 2007 Census of Agriculture (posted 11/23/09).
2008 Organic Production Survey - U.S. organic farms and ranches have higher average sales and higher average production expenses than U.S. farms overall. (posted 2/9/10).
2008 USDA Economic Research Service indicators of commodity and food prices, general economic indicators, government program expenditures, farm income estimates, and trade and export statistics.
"Organic Roots On-Line Database," allows searching for historic information on organic farming on-line (link updated 12/10/09).
Pesticide Use in California Conventional and Organic Crop Production
Scientifically-based or practically validated information on organic agriculture.
Provides information on the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds throughout the world.
FDA's website devoted to BSE (mad cow disease) (2007)
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Animal Biotechnology
Animal Biotechnology, Federation of Animal Science Societies CAST Report - Vaccine Development Using Recombinant DNA Technology. Issue Paper Number 38, May 2008. Provides an historical overview of vaccine development and addresses three types of recombinant vaccines (link goes to press release and order information for PDF; free to CAST members) CAST Report - Safety of Meat, Milk, and Eggs from Animals Fed Crops Derived from Modern Biotechnology. Issue Paper Number 34, July 2006. Summarizes data for assessing safety of meat, milk, eggs from animals fed biotechnology-derived crops expressing agronomic traits (link goes to press release and order information for PDF; free to CAST members) Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). 2011. The Science and Regulation of Food from Genetically Engineered Animals. CAST Commentary QTA2011-2. CAST, Ames, Iowa. (posted 7/13/11). TOP OF PAGE
Animal Biotechnology, Federation of Animal Science Societies
CAST Report - Vaccine Development Using Recombinant DNA Technology. Issue Paper Number 38, May 2008. Provides an historical overview of vaccine development and addresses three types of recombinant vaccines (link goes to press release and order information for PDF; free to CAST members)
CAST Report - Safety of Meat, Milk, and Eggs from Animals Fed Crops Derived from Modern Biotechnology. Issue Paper Number 34, July 2006. Summarizes data for assessing safety of meat, milk, eggs from animals fed biotechnology-derived crops expressing agronomic traits (link goes to press release and order information for PDF; free to CAST members)
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). 2011. The Science and Regulation of Food from Genetically Engineered Animals. CAST Commentary QTA2011-2. CAST, Ames, Iowa. (posted 7/13/11).
Biotechnology Information
Center for Environmental Risk Assessement GM Crop Database (posted 11/28/12). International Food Information Council YouTube Videos (posted 8/15/12): Allergies: Is there a link between foods produced through biotechnology and allergies? Labeling: Should genetically engineered foods be labeled? Safety: Are there any proven health risks associated with biotech food? AbBioWorld.org Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. (posted 7/19/12) Applications of Biotechnology. General information on genetically engineered products available in numerous languages (posted 8/8/11) Biotechnology safety information from Europe CropGen Genetically engineered corn varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011 Genetically engineered upland cotton varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011 Genetically engineered soybean varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011 International Life Sciences Institute Provides up-to-date information on the natural variability in composition of conventional crops and provides a reference for comparing composition of new crop varieties, including those developed through biotechnology. ICGEB database on biosafety studies: Extensive bibliography of biosafety references from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 2007 International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C., 2011 Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health. Information Systems for Biotechnology Information on field testing locations and crops, deregulated crops. Oregon State University Outreach in Biotechnology TOP OF PAGE
Center for Environmental Risk Assessement GM Crop Database (posted 11/28/12).
International Food Information Council YouTube Videos (posted 8/15/12):
AbBioWorld.org
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. (posted 7/19/12)
Applications of Biotechnology. General information on genetically engineered products available in numerous languages (posted 8/8/11)
Biotechnology safety information from Europe
CropGen
Genetically engineered corn varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011
Genetically engineered upland cotton varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011
Genetically engineered soybean varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011
International Life Sciences Institute Provides up-to-date information on the natural variability in composition of conventional crops and provides a reference for comparing composition of new crop varieties, including those developed through biotechnology.
ICGEB database on biosafety studies: Extensive bibliography of biosafety references from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 2007
Information Systems for Biotechnology Information on field testing locations and crops, deregulated crops.
Oregon State University Outreach in Biotechnology
Broader Perspective
BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) Council for Biotechnology Information CropLife Foundation DuPont's Straight Talk About Biotechnology Friends of the Earth Greenpeace Institute of Science in Society Junkscience.com Natural Law Party genetic engineering pages Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology, Facts about GE Foods Pure Food campaign Union of Concerned Scientists TOP OF PAGE
BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization)
Council for Biotechnology Information
CropLife Foundation
DuPont's Straight Talk About Biotechnology
Friends of the Earth
Greenpeace
Institute of Science in Society
Junkscience.com
Natural Law Party genetic engineering pages
Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology, Facts about GE Foods
Pure Food campaign
Union of Concerned Scientists
Crop Improvement Methods
Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB) TOP OF PAGE
Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB)
AfricaBio GMO Africa TOP OF PAGE
AfricaBio
GMO Africa
Food & Food Safety
Authoritative food composition databases to disseminate composition data on foods and dietary supplements available in the United States (posted 12/2/10) Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification What's in the Foods You Eat Search Tool: a 60-nutrient profile for more than 13,000 foods - a free Searchable Database on Food Content University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment TOP OF PAGE
Authoritative food composition databases to disseminate composition data on foods and dietary supplements available in the United States (posted 12/2/10)
Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification
What's in the Foods You Eat Search Tool: a 60-nutrient profile for more than 13,000 foods - a free Searchable Database on Food Content
University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Government
National Organic Program Guidance Statement on USDA rules for what types of products may carry USDA organic program seal Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Biotechnology Information System (BTIS) Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India EU Biotechnology Program US Department of Agriculture US Environmental Protection Agency US Food and Drug Administration TOP OF PAGE
National Organic Program Guidance Statement on USDA rules for what types of products may carry USDA organic program seal
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Biotechnology Information System (BTIS) Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India
EU Biotechnology Program
US Department of Agriculture
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Food and Drug Administration
International Biotechnology
Food Chain Research and Technology Network FCRTN identifies problems for consumers and major players in food chain and tries to offer solutions through expert advice (posted 2/27/12) CGIAR FAO ISAAA The World Bank Rockefeller Foundation Biotechnology Information Centre, Malaysia Scidev.net: Website features links to articles related to science in developing countries, sponsored by major scientific journals and agencies, with articles freely available. TOP OF PAGE
Food Chain Research and Technology Network FCRTN identifies problems for consumers and major players in food chain and tries to offer solutions through expert advice (posted 2/27/12)
CGIAR
FAO
ISAAA
The World Bank
Rockefeller Foundation
Biotechnology Information Centre, Malaysia
Scidev.net: Website features links to articles related to science in developing countries, sponsored by major scientific journals and agencies, with articles freely available.
International Organizations
Institute of Food Science & Technology. 2008. Statement on genetic modification and food. September 2008 (links directly to PDF). Australian Academy of Science. 2007. Statement on gene technology and GM plants. December 6, 2007. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations' Statement on Biotechnology. American Dietetic Association. 2006. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Agricultural and Food Biotechnology. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106: 285-293 (links directly to PDF). American Medical Association Statement on Genetically Modified Crops and Foods, December 2004. American Society of Plant Biologists' Statement on Genetic Modification of Plants Using Biotechnology California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF): The Dangers of Genetically Engineered Crops, October 14, 2004. TOP OF PAGE
Institute of Food Science & Technology. 2008. Statement on genetic modification and food. September 2008 (links directly to PDF).
Australian Academy of Science. 2007. Statement on gene technology and GM plants. December 6, 2007.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations' Statement on Biotechnology.
American Dietetic Association. 2006. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Agricultural and Food Biotechnology. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106: 285-293 (links directly to PDF).
American Medical Association Statement on Genetically Modified Crops and Foods, December 2004.
American Society of Plant Biologists' Statement on Genetic Modification of Plants Using Biotechnology
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF): The Dangers of Genetically Engineered Crops, October 14, 2004.
Regulation
European Food Safety Authority "Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants"(June 2010) European Food Safety Authority "Guidance for risk assessment of food and feed from genetically modified plants" (May 2011) European Food Safety Authority guidance on the submission of applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed and genetically modified plants for food or feed uses (July 2011) Report detailing current limitations in assessing socio-economic implications of cultivation of GM crops in the EU (posted 4/26/11) List of currently active Environmental Use Permits for Plant-Incorporated Protectants, pesticidal substances produced by plants and the genetic material necessary for the plant to produce the substance. ICGEB database, updated monthly, contains published references on biosafety studies. US Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website. Contains a searchable database with information on all genetically engineered crop plants for food or feed that have completed the recommended or required reviews for food, feed, or planting use in the US Environmental Biosafety Research (EBR) is an international journal, whose aim is to publish top quality research and review articles in areas pertinent to GMO biosafety. Pew Initiative on Food and Biotehnology Guidance on the Post-Market Environmental Monitoring of genetically modified plants (posted 8/25/11) TOP OF PAGE
European Food Safety Authority "Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants"(June 2010)
European Food Safety Authority "Guidance for risk assessment of food and feed from genetically modified plants" (May 2011)
European Food Safety Authority guidance on the submission of applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed and genetically modified plants for food or feed uses (July 2011)
Report detailing current limitations in assessing socio-economic implications of cultivation of GM crops in the EU (posted 4/26/11)
List of currently active Environmental Use Permits for Plant-Incorporated Protectants, pesticidal substances produced by plants and the genetic material necessary for the plant to produce the substance.
ICGEB database, updated monthly, contains published references on biosafety studies.
US Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website. Contains a searchable database with information on all genetically engineered crop plants for food or feed that have completed the recommended or required reviews for food, feed, or planting use in the US
Environmental Biosafety Research (EBR) is an international journal, whose aim is to publish top quality research and review articles in areas pertinent to GMO biosafety.
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotehnology
Guidance on the Post-Market Environmental Monitoring of genetically modified plants (posted 8/25/11)
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