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The Education Center is a virtual library of publications, video segments and current news coverage tackling a range of key issues related to agricultural biotechnology that policy makers and consumers are facing today.

These issues include the environmental costs and benefits of agricultural biotechnology; human and animal health issues; the national and international regulatory process; and the logistics of trading bulk commodity biotechnology products.

Learn About Agricultural Biotechnology

The Council has created this unique interactive tool to provide science-based information about biotechnology and why it is important

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Current Events

The field of agricultural biotechnology continues to evolve daily. Luckily, news coverage of agricultural biotechnology – including the debate over its acceptance and stories about new advancements in the field – is abundant. U.S. Grains Council staff closely monitors this news coverage and updates these links regularly.

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Publications

The U.S. Grains Council and its partners have produced a wide collection of publications covering an array of issues related to agricultural biotechnology. These publications are located here and are free to download.

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Web Video

The U.S. Grains Council has produced a series of streaming video segments highlighting the realities of the U.S. grain handling system and how this system interacts with the widespread use of biotechnology and genetically modified production tools.

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