Farmers in China, Egypt and Sumeria began using fermentation
Around 8000 BCE, farmers in China, Egypt and Sumeria began using fermentation to produce cheese and wine. One…
Earliest known evidence of cheese making found in Croatia, Poland and Switzerland
Earliest known evidence of cheese making was found in Croatia dated to 7200 BCE. Residues from sherds of…
Earliest physical trace of beer found at a site called Godin Tepe
The earliest physical trace of beer dates back to the late fourth millennium BC in present day Iran…
Babylonian Code of Hammurabi prescribed regulations for date palm orchards
The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1754 BCE), one of the oldest legal texts in the world, prescribes…
Phoenicians disseminated the olive throughout the Greek isles
In the 16th century BCE the Phoenicians started disseminating the olive throughout the Greek isles, later introducing it…
Chinese growers used powdered chrysanthemum (pyrethrins) as the first insecticide
Around 100 BCE, Chinese growers used powdered chrysanthemum (pyrethrins) as the first insecticide.
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USDA confirmed COVID-19 in Ferret in Florida
On Sept. 24, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in a ferret in…
Oregon required all captive mink vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2
On May 28, 2021, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) lifted the quarantine on the Oregon mink farm…
Tests at an Oregon mink farm showed SARS-CoV-2 still present with no virus mutations
On Jan. 13, 2021, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) continueed to test, survey, and trap at an…
Theophrastus wrote of Greeks rotating their staple crops to enhance soil fertility
Greek philosopher Theophrastus (371-287 BCE), the “Father of Botany” wrote of Greeks rotating their staple crops with broad…
Mink at affected Oregon farm negative for SARS-CoV-2, wildlife surveillance continued
On Dec. 23, 2020, recent tests confirmed mink that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at an Oregon farm in…
GABA-enriched tomato first CRISPR-edited food to enter market launched in Japan
On Dec. 11, 2020, Sanatech Seed Co, and sales partner Pioneer EcoScience, announced the commercial sales of Sicilian…
Peanut allergy treatment significantly lowered risk of life-threatening reactions in preschoolers
On Dec. 3, 2020, a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s…
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U.S. Department of Defense approved $87 million for newest bioindustrial manufacturing innovation institute
On Oct. 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced an $87 million, seven-year award to the BioIndustrial…
3CL protease inhibitor NLC-001 added to COVID-19-focused joint venture between Todos Medical and NLC Pharma
On Sept. 17, 2020, Todos Medical announced that NLC Pharma had added the dietary supplement NLC-001 to its…
USDA research showed higher carbohydrate and balanced fat intake can prevent certain diseases
On Sept. 15, 2020, a team of scientists in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agriculture Research Service…
Amyris scaled first fermentation-based cannabinoid
On Sept. 1, 2020, Amyris announced that it had successfully scaled up the commercial production of Cannabigerol (CBG)…
The USDA announced transition to preventive plan for virulent Newcastle disease in California
On Jun. 1, 2020, the USDA announced it is transitioning its virulent Newcastle disease (vND) efforts in southern…
New freeze-resistant trichinella species discovered in wolverines
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a new freeze-resistant Trichinella species had…
UW-Madison researchers created hybrids of six yeast species to combine useful traits
On Apr. 28, 2020, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have…
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Yield10 Bioscience obtains positive response from USDA-APHIS on regulatory status of CRISPR genome-edited C3007 trait in camelina
On Apr. 27, 2020, Yield10 Bioscience announced it has obtained a positive response from USDA-APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza in a commercial flock in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
On Apr. 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N3 avian…
MatMaCorp’s DNA and RNA testing platform could help protect the U.S. pork supply from African swine fever
On Mar. 24, 2020, MatMaCorp announced the successful evaluation of a genetic test to detect African swine fever…
Cherokee Nation became first U.S .tribe to preserve culturally important seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
On Feb. 25, 2020, the Cherokee Nation became the first U.S. tribe to preserve culturally important seeds in…
Date palm breeding began
On Oct. 15, 2019, scientists reported that date palms are one of the oldest domesticated perennial crops, with…
The USDA announced a new vision for animal genomics
On May 16, 2019, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blueprint, published in “Frontiers and Genetics,” will…
U.S. FDA Approved Arctic® Fuji Apple
On May 2, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Authority (FDA) announced it had completed its voluntary review…
Pascal Biosciences commenced cannabinoid testing of human volunteers and patients
On Jan. 24, 2019, Pascal Biosciences announced the testing of cannabinoids in human subjects for its immune stimulatory…
Cacao, the plant from which chocolate is made was domesticated
On Oct. 29, 2018, Archaeological evidence of cacao’s use, dating back to 3,900 years ago, previously planted the…
FDA approved first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat epilepsy
On Jun. 25, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for…