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Don’t Allow Biotechnology to be Taken Off the EU-US Negotiating Table

If it’s not hard, it’s not worth doing. U.S. and EU trade diplomats must keep this slogan in mind as they prepare to negotiate a sweeping free-trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. Success would deliver a big boost to economies on both sides of the Atlantic, as phony barriers to the [...]

Don’t Allow Biotechnology to be Taken Off the EU-US Negotiating Table

Using Technology to Reduce Our Farming Footprint for World Environment Day

Farmers believe that every day should be for the environment, because we depend on the environment to produce the food the world demands. We need good plants, good soil, and good weather. Without a good environment, we’re helpless. That’s why we must take advantage of opportunities such as next week’s World Environment Day. Think of [...]

Agricultural Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Issues in the TTIP Talks

The U.S. and the EU will begin negotiations in early July on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). At the initial meeting in Washington, DC the two sides will discuss the scope of the negotiations and the number of working groups on specific issues. Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues for agricultural products need [...]

Source – Washington Post By Associated Press Date – 19 June 2013 Website – www.washingtonpost.com DES MOINES, Iowa — The World Food Prize Foundation on Wednesday took the bold step of awarding this year’s prize to three pioneers of plant biotechnology whose work brought the world genetically modified crops. The private nonprofit foundation, which is [...]

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