The European Commission published its Protein Action Plan alongside a new EU Livestock Strategy this week, setting a target to raise the share of EU-grown protein used in animal feed from 25.8% to 35% by 2035. The plan, which addresses food and feed protein production across the bloc, contains no equivalent binding target for protein grown for direct human consumption. Find out more in our previous coverage here.

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Agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere has agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five states over allegations that it restricted farmers’ ability to repair their own tractors.

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Chinese scientists have unveiled new research showing that gene-editing technology could transform commercial fish farming by accelerating the development of faster-growing, disease-resistant fish while also advancing pharmaceutical research.

Protein Industries Canada has committed $760,000 toward a new skills training program developed with BC Food & Beverage, the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and Cultivated Food Labs. The consortium is designed to address a shortage of skilled workers across Canada’s food production and value-added agriculture sector, with a total project value of $1 million.

NuCicer, a US crop genetics company, has launched Nuchi, a new chickpea variety designed to address processing barriers that have limited chickpea protein’s use in food manufacturing. According to the company, Nuchi delivers 50% more protein and 25% less fat than a standard chickpea, changes that eliminate the defatting step typically required to process chickpea into concentrated protein ingredients.

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