Gene-edited crops reach farmers’ fields faster than regulators around the world can agree on how to oversee them, and the resulting divide is shaping where agricultural innovation takes place.
Countries differ in how they regulate gene-edited crops. Product-based systems focus on the final plant and often treat gene-edited varieties like conventional crops if no foreign DNA is present, while process-based systems emphasize how the crop was developed, subjecting gene-edited plants to stricter oversight.
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In many countries, regulatory decisions hinge on whether a gene-edited crop contains foreign DNA. Crops without foreign DNA may be regulated as conventional plants under product-based systems, while those that do may face GMO-style review.
Born and raised on a farm in southeastern South Dakota, Katelyn currently resides in Sioux Falls. She enjoys attending SDSU football games (her alma mater), going to farmer’s markets and visiting her parents at their family farm. Reach her at kwinberg@tristateneighbor.com.
Katelyn Winberg
Agricultural Reporter
