In the next generation of innovations, scientists are working on ways to improve food crops such as corn, soybeans and vegetables, making them stronger and more resistant to pests as well as more nutritious and healthy. Scientists are developing fruits and vegetables fortified with additional vitamins and minerals. In the future, food products will contain nutrients that may lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.
Biotechnology protects our environment.
Farmers who plant enhanced crops use less crop protection chemicals and pesticides. The technology also decreases soil erosion by requiring less tilling, which preserves valuable topsoil and reduces farm run off. Biotechnology offers benefits across the spectrum. Consumers will enjoy better tasting, higher-quality foods, developing countries can better feed their growing populations, farmers gain more efficient and economical methods for producing our food crops, and the environment is preserved for future generations. Biotechnology is our future and it is exciting to be witness to a new science that will better the lives of our families here in Iowa, the American people and the nations of the world.