AMSEED - AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION

meetings and opportunities

international programs

government affairs

members only

News

E-News Subscription

Resources

Seed Quality Management

Seed Sales Contracts

Disease Guides for
Commercial Growers

Simple Sequence
Repeat Markers (SRR)

ASTA Retailers Guide
to Lawn Seed

Seed Statistics

APHIS Held Shipment
Form

Q & A

Biotechnology Q & A
New Questions and Answers on FDA Registration of Food Facilities February 2004
What is biotechnology?
What is modern biotechnology?
What is the difference between conventional and modern biotechnology?
How will modern biotechnology affect agriculture?
Is modern biotechnology safe?
Can the use of modern biotechnology alter the identity of a plant?
Are genetically enhanced plants safe?
How will genetically enhanced seed benefit farmers?
How will genetically enhanced seed benefit consumers?
How will genetically enhanced seed benefit the environment?
Who ensures that genetically enhanced crops do not threaten the environment?
Will Bt corn harm monarch butterfly larvae?
Will pest-resistant plants cause pests to become “super pests?”
What is the potential for genetically enhanced plants to outcross to weedy relatives?
What is the outlook for international use of genetically enhanced seed?
Are there international trade standards for genetically enhanced seed?
Are there international standards for detecting the presence of genetically enhanced material in traditional seed?
What is the standard of tolerance being discussed?
What is the U.S. policy on labeling biotech foods?
What is ASTA’s position on agricultural biotechnology and labeling?

130th Annual Convention • 2013 Farm & Lawn Seed Conf. • CSS 2012 & Seed Expo • 52nd Vegetable & Flower Seed Conf.