Sustainability

When we look at the challenges affecting our world today, many come to mind - energy demand, food security and climate change, just to name a few.

Biotechnology provides tools to meet all of these challenges. The sustainable farming practices afforded to today’s modern farmers allow us to produce more food, fuel and fiber on less land with less environmental impact.

These technologies – and the policies and infrastructures needed to realize their benefit – will be the focus of a very important panel discussion taking place here in Washington on February 12th.

Novozymes is an international corporation that is creating industrial biosolutions through over 700 products designed to improve industrial performance and safeguard the world's resources.  During a trip to their Franklinton, North Carolina-based facility, we learned about their work to create more efficient and environmentally friendly laundry detergents through the use of industrial enzymes.

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This week, Farmer Gene blogs on biotechnology for sustainability, writing,

“On the Tomorrow’s Table blog, Kent J.

Dr. Targan explains how biotechnology is helping to reduce our carbon footprint through the production of biofuels, which are  manufactured from various renewable resources found  naturally in our environment.

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This week Farmer Gene talks about World Food Day 2009.

This week Health Reform Watch wonders if the biosimilars debate is over.

"Two months ago, I discussed possible federal legislation intended to balance the competing need for scientific and medical innovation with the costs to patients for biosimilars.

Meet John Reifsteck, a corn and soybean farmer who utilizes biotechnology on his farm in Champaign, IL.  In this BioDigest, John will explain how biotechnology has helped to improve his crop yields, limit soil erosion, and decrease his use of insecticides and herbicides.

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Last week I made my first visit to our South Dakota affiliate.

This week in the blogosphere biotech is all about being green and saving the planet.
Cleantech writes about Plankton Power plans for biofuels facility on Cape Cod.