Food & Ag Daily Digest +++++

Viewpoint: RFK, Jr., MAHA, and USDA close ranks in support of ‘regenerative agriculture’. Here’s why this trendy concept is bad policy Amanda Zaluckyj | AG Daily https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/05/viewpoint-rfk-jr-maha-and-usda-close-ranks-in-support-of-regenerative-agriculture-heres-why-this-trendy-concept-is-bad-policy/ Well-intentioned but scientifically misguided activist claims of what constitutes biological diversity hinder actual biodiversity and agricultural progress David Bertioli, Soraya Leal-Bertioli et al | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/05/well-intentioned-but-scientifically-misguided-activist-claims-of-what-constitutes-biological-diversity-hinder-actual-biodiversity-and-agricultural-progress/ Okay, but not nearly enough: EU’s loosened restrictions on CRISPR and other gene-edited crops help, but it’s still a wasteful long-haul for approvals Augustus Bambridge-Sutton | Food Navigator https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/19/okay-but-not-nearly-enough-eus-loosened-restrictions-on-crispr-and-other-gene-edited-crops-help-but-its-still-a-wasteful-long-haul-for-approvals/ Discovery of growth ‘switch’ in cold-hardy plants could unlock pathways to develop more cold-resilient crops Insha Naureen | Food Ingredients 1st https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/19/discovery-of-growth-switch-in-cold-hardy-plants-could-unlock-pathways-to-develop-more-cold-resilient-crops/ CRISPR chicken: Could gene editing be the key to cheaper poultry? BioSpace https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/19/crispr-chicken-could-gene-editing-be-the-key-to-cheaper-poultry/