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Crops, Forages

Regulatory Oversight Inadequate

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Fourteen years after commercialization of the world’s first biotech crop, the U. S. regulatory agencies charged with overseeing biotech crops – USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration – are under attack on several fronts. The USDA is most directly in the line of fire after a string of
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U. S. Black Farmers Eye Next Move In Bias Lawsuit

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Black farmers engaged in a discrimination suit against the U. S. government will give Congress more time to approve funds to compensate them for years of mistreatment, but they have not set any hard deadlines, an advocate for the group said April 1. If the process drags on too long, the farmers could decide to
Opinion

Be Bold, Not Balanced

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B y most accounts, the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council’s 2010 annual meeting was well attended, full of new members and democratically run. Those are all signs of a healthy organization – at least on the surface. So why the hard feelings? A former director went home bitter after the nominating committee did not renew her
Cereals, Crops

Grain Values Drop In PROs

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Burdensome” supplies have pressured wheat, durum and barley values in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest pool return outlooks (PROs) for both the 2010-11 and 2009-10 crop years. The CWB on March 25 marked down its March 2010-11 PROs for milling wheat values by $14-$16 per tonne from February values, with No. 1 Canada Western Red
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Boost Lunch But Cut Junk Food: U. S. Senator

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The U. S. government would launch an all-out ban on selling junk food at school under a key Senate chairman’s proposal, but funding for school lunch and child nutrition programs would grow by only half as much as the White House proposed. Senator Blanche Lincoln, chairman of the Agriculture Committee, proposed a $4.5-billion increase over
News, Poultry

Organic Foods Finding A Niche, But That’s All

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The wave of organic packaged foods may have crested at mainstream retailers. Organic foods and beverages are pulling back from startling growth levels in recent years and settling into a small niche space at mainstream retailers, food industry executives and analysts said while attending the recent Reuters Food Summit. The recession put a halt to
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Agribusiness Monopolies Under Scrutiny

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“Big is not necessarily bad, but big can be bad if power that comes from being big is misused.” – U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER Two U. S. cabinet members and other top officials have pledged a thorough examination of allegations that monopolistic practices in agriculture are driving small farmers out of business and
Cereals, Crops, News

Canada Could Gain From Southern Trade Dispute

“Until this gets resolved … I can’t see that we’re going to be able to sell to Brazil in the near future.” – REBECCA BRATTER Canadian wheat exports stand to gain from Brazil’s move to triple non-hard wheat tariffs against the United States, a Canadian Wheat Board official said March 10. The Brazilian government published
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More U. S. Weeds Found Resisting Monsanto Roundup

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U. S. scientists said Feb. 26 they have confirmed kochia weed populations have developed resistance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. Kansas State University said scientists had found five kochia weed populations in western Kansas that are resistant to glyphosate. Kochia, also called fireweed, is a drought-tolerant weed commonly found on land in the
Country Crossroads

Fluorescent Light Keeps Spinach Strong To The Finish

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Supermarket lights help keep spinach fresh and producing new vitamins, U. S. government researchers reported Mar. 3. The surprising findings should apply to other fresh vegetables and may offer insights into how to keep produce fresher longer, the researchers reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. They may also suggest ways to boost

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