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GM plant grows insect sex pheromones as alternative to crop pesticides - Alliance for Science

Scientists have discovered how to genetically modify the camelina plant to produce pheromone precursors that can control agricultural insect pests without the use of pesticides. Pheromones and other semiochemicals are among the next generation of sustainable insect controls. They protect crops by repelling pest insects from plants, preventing them from mating or otherwise manipulating their […]

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Union rejects American Crystal 4-year contract deal

American Crystal Sugar Co. union employees on July 26, 2022, voted to reject a four-year labor pact that offered 17% in pay increases over four years, to replace a five-year deal that expires Aug. 1, 2022. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers initially will suggest new negotiation dates and isn’t suggesting a strike vote. Crystal, a Moorhead, Minnesota, farmer-owned cooperative, says it doesn’t “intend” to lock workers out, as it did for 22 months from 2011 to 2013.

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