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Cell-Cultivated Chicken Approved for Sale in the U.S. Market for the First Time

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As of June 21, 2023, two food companies have received a grant of inspection from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their cell-cultivated chicken. This means the two companies, GOOD Meat (a division of Eat Just,...more

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USDA’S PVP System Embraces Transgenic And Gene Edited Plants

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Plant Variety Protection (PVP) is a form of intellectual property protection administered through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for new varieties of plants....more

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Top Three IP Issues For Agtech Startups

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Innovation, agriculture, and technology took center stage at San Diego’s first AgTech Hackathon. The event took place October 21 – 23 in the city of Escondido, a key farming hub in San Diego County looking to attract agtech...more

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Cabinet Agencies Publish U.S. Critical Supply Chain Reports

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On February 24, 2022, seven cabinet agencies published reports in response to President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14017 with assessments of and recommendations for strengthening certain critical U.S. supply chains....more

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U.S. National Security Issues in Cross-Border Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Deals

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On October 28, 2021, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Food Security is National Security Act of 2021 (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

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Your Next Hamburger Could Be "Slaughter-Free"

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In the face of an ever increasing global population set to surpass 9 billion by 2050, agriculture and science have converged to create sustainable, innovative solutions to food production. Cellular agriculture is perhaps the...more

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Seeds Worth More than Gold

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Plant Breeders are Learning the Value of Protecting Their Inventions - Agricultural espionage: it’s not exactly the stuff of John le Carré novels. But recently a Chinese woman was charged in a plot to steal U.S. corn...more

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