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Company is already growing other medicinal plants in mine
Publication — Detroit Free Press Author — By Paul Egan Date — April 22, 2012 Website — www.freep.com WHITE PINE — In a brightly lit chamber 250 feet below the earth’s surface, where hard-rock miners once blasted for copper, no marijuana is growing, but two other types of plants are. SubTerra is using genetically modified [...]
Leading food industry figure calls for GM rethink
Publication — Farmers Guardian (UK) Author — By Alistair Driver Date — April 21, 2012 Website — www.farmersguardian.com A LEADING representative of the food manufacturing sector has called for a major rethink on attitudes towards GM technology in the UK and Europe. Food and Drink Federation (FDF) president Jim Moseley has issued a plea to [...]
U.S. Risks Missing Boom in Russia
Publication — The Wall Street Journal Author — By Sudeep Reddy Date — April 6, 2012 Website — http://online.wsj.com Russia is on the cusp of joining the World Trade Organization after a two-decade journey, a landmark move to integrate the emerging economy into the international trading system. There’s one problem for U.S. companies: They may [...]
USTR will appeal WTO ruling on COOL
Publication — Brownfield Ag Network Author — By Bob Meyer Date — March 23, 2012 Website — http://brownfieldagnews.com The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office has filed an appeal of a World Trade Organization ruling against U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). Last November a WTO dispute panel ruled that while the U.S. does have the right [...]
U.S. challenges India poultry ban at WTO
Reuters March 7, 2012 By Doug Palmer (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday began action at the World Trade Organization to open India’s market for poultry meat and eggs, saying an Indian ban on U.S. imports intended to stop the spread of bird flu was not based on sound science. “The United States is [...]
Smart agriculture to help world’s poor
Business Report (S. Africa) February 22, 2012 Agriculture needed new technologies and innovations as well as bold leadership as developing nations look towards an era of climate smart agriculture. This would meet the needs of the huge number of people that suffer from poverty in rural areas across the globe. These were the views shared [...]
U.S.-South Korea FTA takes effect March 15.
Brownfield Ag Network February 21, 2012 By Bob Meyer The United States and South Korea say the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries will take effect on March 15th. The deal was originally signed in 2007 but was held up by numerous delays and concerns including access to the Korean market for U.S. automakers. [...]
Roger Thurow – Outrage and Inspire – “Mr. Xi Goes to Iowa”
Global Food for Thought February 17, 2012 Mr. Xi Goes to Iowa Those were interesting photos from the dusty archives that appeared in various newspapers and TV reports this week, pictures of a visitor from China inspecting hogs, vegetable farms and grain processing facilities in Iowa back in 1985. It became downright fascinating when it [...]
Vilsack and Xi sign strategic plan
Brownfield Ag Network February 16, 2012 By Julie Harker The first ever agricultural symposium between the U-S and China opened Thursday morning at the World Food Prize headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. It was part of the Chinese vice president’s visit to Iowa. Few details about specific issues were shared at the opening. U-S Ag [...]
Details remain before free trade accords with Panama, Colombia can go into effect
The Miami Herald February 13, 2012 By Mimi Whitefield A U.S. official said Monday that implementation of long-awaited free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama is expected in a matter of months. When the U.S. Congress passed the two trade accords, as well as one with South Korea, in October, it also approved implementing measures, [...]
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