Abstract
Agricultural biotechnology leaders from industry, government agencies, and farming groups went before Congress this month to discuss progress in this rapidly advancing field, to address rising safety concerns, and to outline the escalating trade issues surrounding the export of genetically modified organisms produced in the U.S. The hearing was held by the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research & Specialty Crops. Congress is concerned with these issues because of opposition to genetically modified crops around the world, particularly in the European Union, and the threat this poses to agricultural trade. Speakers at this hearing consistently maintained the safety of these products, describing genetic engineering of crops as part of the continuum from more traditional farming methods such as crossbreeding and hybridization. Several of them stressed the benefits of biotechnology, such as decreased dependence on pesticides and increased crop yields. August Schumacher Jr., the...
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