b'BRIAN JAASKO LEADING DLF NORTH AMERICAN WHOLESALE AND PRODUCTION BUSINESSDLF has announced the promotion of Brian Jaasko to senior vice president, wholesale & production for DLFs North America business unit. Jaasko is now responsible for the overall strategic direction, growth, and development of the wholesale and production functions and teams across the U.S. and Canada.POLICYPAIRWISE GIVEN GREEN LIGHT FROM HEALTH CANADAHealth Canada has added Pairwises gene edited mus-tard greens to its list of non-novel foods. Through a voluntary process, Pairwise notified Health Canada about the mustard greens that the company has bred using the tools of gene editing, or CRISPR, to reduce the natural pungency of the greens, thereby improv- and many are applauding the bill. Precision breed-ing their flavour. The greens have already gone toing allows for genetic changes to continue producing market in the United States and Canada under themore beneficial traits, which can occur in natural and brand name Conscious Greens.tradition breeding processes. This process is different from genetic modification where DNA from one spe-FAO AND EU RELOCATE UKRAINES NATIONAL SEEDcies is inserted into another. Genetic editing has the COLLECTION potential to allow health, environment and commer-On May 1, the Food and Agriculture Organizationcial benefits to be developed at a quicker pace than of the United Nations (FAO), with support from thetraditional breeding. It also has the potential to help European Union, moved a collection of plant genetictackle worldwide challenges like food security, climate samples from Kharkiv, Ukraine, to a safe location inchange and human health challenges.the west portion of the country. The collection move contained a large volume of diverse plant genet- CORTEVA WILLPRODUCTics, some of which arent available at any other seedCORTEVA AGRISCIENCE ANNOUNCES NEW ACTIVEbank, making it a unique and essential collectionCONTINUECorteva Agriscience announced Bexoveld active as the to Ukrainian agriculture and global food security.ADDING VALUEnewest herbicides brand name. The active will provide The reasoning for the relocation stemmed from theTO THE CEREALcereal farmers a tool to help control broadleaf weeds. Russian invasion of Ukraine, which previously injuredDepending on regulatory reviews, Corteva is expect-facilities of the Yuriev Plant Production InstituteHERBICIDEing to launch Bexoveld in North America in 2028 and of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences ofMARKET.in Europe in 2030. With Bexoveld, Corteva will con-Ukraine in May 2022. tinue adding value to the cereal herbicide market by providing expanded spectrum weed control through JAPAN MOVES FORWARD WITH GE MAIZE differentiated products, said Robert King, executive Japan has approved a high-starch maize variety. Thisvice president, crop protection business at Corteva. variety of maize was edited using CRISPR-Cas9 tech-nology to delete the waxy gene which increased itsRESEARCHstarch amylopectin proportion to almost 100%, com- STUDY FINDS CONCERNING LEVELS OF ANXIETY pared to the 75% amylopectin and 25% pectin pro- AMONG WOMEN IN FARMINGportion of conventional maize. This change makes itA new study published in the Journal of Agromedicine more appealing to consumers due to the improvementhas shown that financial pressures, long work-in smoothness and creaminess of food, according toing hours and isolation are some of the reasons for a news release. Textile and paper industries also useconcerning levels of anxiety seen in women in the amylopectin. field of farming. Experts have noted that balancing childcare, caring responsibilities and non-farming THE UK APPROVES NEW PRECISION BREEDING BILL work, gender inequalities within agriculture and, in The UKs precision breeding billenabling plantsome cases, domestic violence and rural crime are breeding while facing hurdles such as climate change,all contributing factors to exacerbating mental health food security and sustainable farminghas beenissues. The top factors were concerns about the future approved by Parliament. This legislation has beenof the farm/farming; financial pressures; workload, updated for the first time in more than two decades,isolation and relationships with family. JULY 2023 GERMINATION.CA 55'