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U.S. Farmers Urge Sanctions Against EU’s GM Crop Ban – for Aug. 12, 2010

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The largest U.S. farm group has urged the Obama administration to begin steps towards imposing sanctions on the European Union in a long-running dispute over the EU’s treatment of genetically modified crops. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in comments given to the administration July 26, complained the EU still has not complied with a 2006
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U.S. Farmers Urge Sanctions Against EU’s GM Crop Ban – for Aug. 12, 2010

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The largest U.S. farm group has urged the Obama administration to begin steps towards imposing sanctions on the European Union in a long-running dispute over the EU’s treatment of genetically modified crops. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in comments given to the administration July 26, complained the EU still has not complied with a 2006
Livestock

USDA Jolts Markets With Corn Numbers

The U. S. government roiled the grain markets June 30 with a sharp cut in corn acres and much tighter June 1 stockpiles, sending corn prices sharply higher and providing a short-term floor for the beaten-down market. Despite predictions for a modest increase in acres planted to corn this year, the U. S. Agriculture Department’s
Opinion

Not Such A Bad Idea

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR It seems that in U. S. households, there aren’t many battles over who gets the legs and thighs. Actually, the real problem seems to be that the fast-food chains don’t want their chicken fingers and McNuggets to be too tasty, or at least anything other than snow white. Hence the 90.59
Crops, Oilseeds

New Soybean Could Cut Into High-Stability Canola Oil Markets

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“The story of canola is it has always been able to keep one step ahead of soybeans.” – David Dzisiak High-oleic canola oil, most of it from Canada, has dominated the growing North American demand for healthier, non-trans fat, deep-frying oils, but American soybeans are fighting back. Last month the United States Department of Agriculture
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

U. S. Corn Stocks To Swell, Yield Near Record

U. S. corn stocks will swell to their highest in five years after a racing start to planting boosted chances for a record 2010-11 crop, while soybean ending inventories will nearly double, the U. S. government forecast May 11. Chicago corn prices rose after the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s first projections for this year’s
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Vilsack Focusing Attention On Rural America

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“We’ve got to do something different.” – TOM VILSACK “Agriculture… is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals and happiness.” – THOMAS JEFFERSON, Third President Of The United States WASHINGTON, D. C. Rural America needs attention, not just for rural America’s sake, but for the entire
Cereals, Forages, News

U. S. Supreme Court Hears GM Alfalfa Arguments

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WASHINGTON, D. C. The U. S. Supreme Court was asked last week to rule on whether the courts have the authority to block genetically modified crops due to environmental concerns. The case involving Monsanto’s genetically modified Roundup Ready alfalfa heard here April 27 marks the first time the controversies over commercializing new technology have reached
Livestock, Poultry

China Imposes New Tariffs On Some U. S. Chicken Products

China will levy countervailing duties of up to 31.4 per cent on some chicken products from the United States, the Ministry of Commerce said April 28. The ministry said subsidies the companies receive from the U. S. government had hurt the competitive position of Chinese companies. The ministry said that those U. S. companies exporting
Crops

Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

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“Science is not being considered in policy setting and deregulation. This research is important. We need to be vigilant.” – ROBERT KREMER Robert Kremer, a U. S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the United

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