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Obama undecided on adding Japan to talks
The Detroit News March 8, 2012 By David Shepardson Washington— The Obama administration said Wednesday that it hasn’t decided whether to allow Japan to participate in free-trade talks with other Pacific region nations. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told the Senate Finance Committee that the administration was still considering whether to allow Japan, China and Mexico to [...]
President Obama’s Trade Policy Agenda
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk testified in late February to the House Ways and Means Committee on the Administration’s trade policy agenda for 2012. The hearing was a lead-up to the release of the congressionally mandated President’s Trade Policy Agenda for 2012 by USTR Kirk on March 1. It is part of the ongoing dialogue [...]
Kirk set to talk trade on Capitol Hill
The Hill (On The Money Blog) February 22, 2012 By Vicki Needham The top U.S. trade official will chat with lawmakers next week about this year’s busy agenda. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee next Wednesday on the Obama administration’s trade policy as negotiations continue on the [...]
EU may increase non-hormone beef quota
Brownfield Ag Network January 30, 2012 By Bob Meyer It looks like the European Union is going to increase its import quota on beef from animals not treated with hormones. Last Friday the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade gave its blessing to raise the quota from 24,000 metric tons to 49,200 metric tons of [...]
Genetically modified corn regulation sows seeds of discontent
Todays Zaman (Turkey) January 15, 2012 By Noah Blaser When it comes to genetically modified produce, public skepticism may be big, but big biotech’s reach may be even bigger, suggests a new Turkish regulation which legalizes the importation of genetically modified feed corn. The regulation, approved in late November by Ankara’s Biosecurity Committee and put [...]
Officials, businesses say agriculture must go hi-tech
VietNam News†December 16, 2011 Thuy Ha Original Source HCM CITY — Officials and entrepreneurs have called for a master plan by the Government to ensure farmers embrace advanced agricultural technologies. Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture Bui Ba Bong, chairing a meeting held in HCM City yesterday to discuss development of farming technologies, [...]
Officials, businesses say agriculture must go hi-tech
VietNam News†December 16, 2011 Thuy Ha Original Source HCM CITY — Officials and entrepreneurs have called for a master plan by the Government to ensure farmers embrace advanced agricultural technologies. Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture Bui Ba Bong, chairing a meeting held in HCM City yesterday to discuss development of farming technologies, [...]
Brinjal debacle still raw, Bt rice on course
Business Standard (India) By Dilip Kumar Jha December 8, 2011 www.business-standard.com Original Source Mahyco confident of regulatory approvals, plans launch within a year. Bt brinjal may have gone into the deep freezer, but that has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co (Mahyco) from coming up with new genetically modified (GM) crops. Mahyco [...]
USDA weighs biotech compensation plan
Capital Press (Oregon) November 17, 2011 By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Original Source The USDA is floating the idea of creating a mechanism to compensate farmers harmed by cross-pollination from genetically engineered crops. The agency has suggested the concept as a way to resolve conflicts between biotech, conventional and organic farmers, but experts say developing such a [...]
FTAs clear Ways and Means
Brownfield Ag Network October 6, 2011 By Ken Anderson Original Source The House Ways and Means Committee has given its approval to the three pending free trade agreements. The three pacts must be approved by the full House and Senate to become law. The full House is expected to approve the FTAs as early as [...]
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