Complete
listing of news and research: 2003
December
DEC
31, 2003: Oakhurst to alter its label
DEC
31, 2003: Mendocino County: Judge OKs GM-crop ban vote
DEC
31, 2003: Imported soybeans bring Asian Rust worries
DEC
31, 2003: Swiss promote organic cotton production in Kyrgyzstan
DEC
30, 2003: Study shows Canadian organic beef sales surge, BSE credited
DEC
30, 2003: Mad cow meat sent to 42 additional locales
DEC
30, 2003: Dietary supplements for calves may spread BSE
DEC
25, 2003: Mad Cow fears lead growing list of nations to halt beef
imports
DEC
24, 2003: The mad cow that stole Christmas
DEC
22, 2003: Europe adopts strong stance on GM coexistence, seeds and
liability
DEC
19, 2003: U.S. losing war against invasive species
DEC
19, 2003: China tightens food safety regulations in response to
epidemic poisonings
DEC
19, 2003: The true price of prawns
DEC
19, 2003: Italy to set up tighter barriers against GMO imports
DEC
18, 2003: Farmer-owned pork processor files for bankruptcy
DEC
16, 2003: Monsanto lawsuit against Oakhurst attracts criticism
DEC 15, 2003: Poultry
processors face class action suit
DEC
15, 2003: World Trade talks to restart, peasants want WTO off the
farm
DEC
15, 2003: England's protected sites overgrazed, polluted
DEC
14, 2003: Colorado courts French biotech company
DEC
13, 2003: India announces its first organic state
DEC
12, 2003: Europe shelters bees from invasive parasites
DEC
12, 2003: Congress sets conditions for aerial fumigation in Colombia
DEC
11, 2003: Federal grants fund wines, foods, energy, forest products
DEC
10, 2003: EU again rejects end to biotech ban
DEC
10, 2003: Citizens' right to sue upheld in pesticide case
DEC
9, 2003: U.S. caterer asks poultry suppliers to hold the antibiotics
DEC
8, 2003: Australian company's GM-claims ruffle feathers
DEC
8, 2003: Split decision leaves Europe's GM future in the air
DEC
8, 2003: Organic Valley achieves record growth in 2003
DEC
6, 2003: U.S. panel orders small producer added to grid
DEC
3, 2003: 165 organizations sign letter to President Bush regarding
labeling law
DEC
1, 2003: 'Locally-grown' beats organic in consumer survey
DEC
1, 2003: USDA proposes exempting organic producers from promotion
assessments
DEC
1, 2003: CSP receives 41 million from Congress
DEC
1, 2003: Brazil government studies ways to segregate GM, non-GM
soybeans
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November
NOV
30, 2003: Agriculture Canada could get GM wheat royalty
NOV
28, 2003: Informed consent treaty for hazardous chemicals to become
law
NOV
28, 2003: Italians choosing organic more when dining out
NOV
26, 2003: Organic Rice Festival highlights grain's rich history
NOV
26, 2003: NFU mails "relaxation" CDs to help calm tense
turkeys
NOV
25, 2003: Energy bill stalled until 2004
NOV
25, 2003: GM-crops increasing pesticide use in the US; Iowa farmers
log GM complaints
NOV
24, 2003: Tyson Foods to start monitoring animal's well-being
NOV
24, 2003: Sustainable pork producers benefit from 'Walmart' effect
NOV
24, 2003: Taiwanese company adds organic delivery option
NOV
24, 2003: NFU continues fight for COOL amid threats
NOV
21, 2003: Vietnam's Organic Grapes™
NOV
21, 2003: EPA files clean air complaint against Ohio farm
NOV
21, 2003: Conservationists blast timber industry's Sustainable Forestry
NOV
21, 2003: Free trade framework gets approval in Miami
NOV
21, 2003: EU delays implementation of new egg marketing laws
NOV
20, 2003: Senators from both parties criticize energy legislation
NOV
20, 2003: Organic tropical fruit production economic opportunity
for developing nations
NOV
19, 2003: Report finds few benefits for Mexico in NAFTA
NOV
18, 2003: Researchers aim to heat homes with soybeans
NOV
18, 2003: Green groups sue USDA to stop bio-pharm planting
NOV
17, 2003: Pesticides pervade homes of farm workers' children
NOV
17, 2003: California cars prepare to cruise on manure
NOV
17, 2003: Maryland counties might see less money for farm preservation
NOV
14, 2003: U.S. demand for methyl bromide blocks ozone accord
NOV
13, 2003: USDA rules rule: organic certifiers denied option of appeal
NOV
13, 2003: Ag futures: China to remain largest soybean buyer, Brazil
largest exporter
NOV
13, 2003: White House sued for atrazine documents
NOV
12, 2003: U.S., Mexico sign pact to cooperate on agricultural research
NOV
11, 2003: Vegetables, fruits keep the doctors away
NOV
10, 2003: FDA has approved new addition to GM-arsenal
NOV
9, 2003: Lawmakers visit Monsanto plant
NOV
9, 2003: UK to fight European embargo on GM corn
NOV
7, 2003: Congo president faults U.S. farm subsidies
NOV
7, 2003: In Australia, GM crop resists poison, breaks fence
NOV
5, 2003: Study commissioned on biotech cotton crop failure in India
NOV
5, 2003: Rapid industry growth leads New Zealand to develop national
organic standards
NOV
5, 2003: Sustainable cocoa for West Africa goal of development groups
NOV
5, 2003: Canadian growers warn UK farmers of GMO crop risks
NOV
5, 2003: Government policy major barrier to sustainable practices
NOV
3, 2003: In Australia, organic contamination or old information?
NOV
3, 2003: No new restrictions for Atrazine
NOV
3, 2003: Two Oklahoma towns blown away by wind farm benefits
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October
OCT
31, 2003: Organic market to grow but to sustain greater focus needed
on education
OCT
31, 2003: Poland rejects CAP concessions
OCT
30, 2003: New Zealand agrees to GM crop trials as two-year ban ends
OCT
30, 2003: Brazil states offer own not-so-GM-friendly readings of
lifted moratorium
OCT
30, 2003: Public interest lobby group objects to biotech experiments
OCT
30, 2003: New York volunteer farmers paid to improve waterways
OCT
29, 2003: Monsanto puts $40m Argentine investment on hold
OCT
29, 2003: Albania's Green Party: Stop import of biotech crops
OCT
28, 2003: EU postpones vote on acceptable GM levels
OCT
28, 2003: Three food firms win China's first green biz competition
OCT
24, 2003: Industry funded research on the rise at U.S. universities
OCT
23, 2003: Russia mandates all GM products be labelled
OCT
23, 2003: Farmers, labor team up to make trade a campaign issue
OCT
23, 2003: Group names most-contaminated produce
OCT
22, 2003: Court rules pork checkoff unconstitutional
OCT
22, 2003: Argentina and Brazil align to fight U.S. trade policy
OCT
22, 2003: Deputy mayor promises Londoners more farmer's markets
OCT
21, 2003: China to put corn into gas tanks to clean up
OCT
21, 2003: EU won't buy US wheat if biotech varieties grown
OCT
21, 2003: UK's largest farming group rejects GMOs on strength of
consumer resistance
OCT
20, 2003: USDA says listeria contamination decreased 25% in past
year
OCT
17, 2003: Campbell's Soup introduces its first organic product
OCT
15, 2003: Ozone can harm soil
OCT
15, 2003: Survey finds many Americans unaware they eat GM foods
OCT
14, 2003: More Americans eating organic food according to survey
OCT
14, 2003: FDA database reveals 300 U.S. companies violated mad cow
rules
OCT
13, 2003: Smithfield triumphs in bid for Farmland
OCT
12, 2003: Biotech crop trial flaws problematic for UK govt
OCT
10, 2003: Hungry Africa strives to harmonize GMO policies
OCT
10, 2003: Ireland: Strong retail sales move organic to ag front
OCT
10, 2003: Danish organics success may ebb as market approaches "normal"
OCT
10, 2003: Boost for Tasmania's organics industry
OCT
9, 2003: Ontario Liberal landslide could benefit the environment
OCT
9, 2003: EPA petitioned to ban land application of sewage sludge
OCT
8, 2003: Kraft sips sustainable coffee
OCT
8, 2003: Profits from intellectual property overtake Roundup herbicide
income
OCT
8, 2003: Spain's producing but not buying organic food
OCT
7, 2003: UK organization finds no insurance for biotech crops
OCT
7, 2003: Japan reports new form of Mad Cow disease
OCT
7, 2003: EPA shifts interpretation of law to limit lawsuits against
pesticide makers
OCT
6, 2003: Organic certification costs defrayed in 15 US States
OCT
6, 2003: Scientists hone on modifying crop height
OCT
6, 2003: Herbicide paraquat approved for sale in Europe
OCT
3, 2003: U.S. furthers CAFTA by supporting organic and humane products
OCT
3, 2003: GM crops fail key trials amid environment fear
OCT
3, 2003: U.S. farmers battle food companies over contracting
OCT
2, 2003: Judge rejects class action against seed producers
OCT
2, 2003: Canada publishes the benefits of whole grains
OCT
2, 2003: Sanyo's latest release - new corn CD
OCT
1, 2003: Foreign investors eye Chinese farming
OCT
1, 2003: Italian fiber producer takes chitin to chic
OCT
1, 2003: India reveals National Institute devoted to organic farming
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September
SEPT
30, 2003: Ag options to help US farmers slow global warming, earn
a profit
SEPT
29, 2003: More mums choosing only organic for their babies
SEPT
29, 2003: Top GM food company abandons British crop trials
SEPT
29, 2003: Senate seeks to clear grazing from environmental review
SEPT
29, 2003: Draft EPA deal gives factory farms a pass on air pollution
SEPT
26, 2003: NAFTA commission may ban Lindane in North America
SEPT
26, 2003: In California, budget cuts leave sustainable ag groups
fending off the ax
SEPT
26, 2003: British public uneasy about transgenic crops
SEPT
25, 2003: Upland, coastal forested areas play important food roles,
FAO says
SEPT
25, 2003: Economists warn U.S. could become agricultural importer
SEPT
24, 2003: Judge allows antitrust case against seed producers
SEPT
24, 2003: Fake meat raises allergy concern, advocacy group says
SEPT
24, 2003: Brazil approves planting of GM soybeans
SEPT
24, 2003: Iraqi harvest up but half the people still hungry
SEPT
24, 2003: Organic Valley butter wins first place at World Dairy
Expo
SEPT
24, 2003: US National Organic Standards Board to meet
SEPT
22, 2003: Colorado Department of Ag donates certification to Boulder
youth program
SEPT
22, 2003: Midwestern soils at risk of extinction
SEPT
22, 2003: Law regulating groundwater pollutants proposed for Europe
SEPT
19, 2003: Organic food grows in popularity in Czech Republic
SEPT
18, 2003: GM food battle moves to Russia
SEPT
18: E. coli contamination on the decline
SEPT
17, 2003: Japanese make nutritional fashion statement
SEPT
17, 2003: Polluted fruit leads Thailand to winnow pesticide use
SEPT
15: Cargill shows interest in Farmland Foods, $385m worth
SEPT
15: New lawsuits filed to tighten pesticide regulation
SEPT
15: FDA rules milk can not be labeled hormone-free
SEPT
15: Fair trade coffee perks up with Procter & Gamble decision
SEPT
15, 2003: Danish water contaminated by round-up, ban imposed
SEPT
15: Spanish protesters invade GM maize fields
SEPT
15: Results of UK gm farm-trials expected next month
SEPT
15: Asia greets WTO failure with hope, fear
SEPT
15: Family farmers applaud the collapse of WTO talks
SEPT
14: Zoellick shares the US's take on the Cancun Ministerial
SEPT
14: World trade talks end in failure, delegates say
SEPT
13: Cotton proposal ignores supply management
SEPT
13: Public interests groups to US: Start pursing responsible trade
talks
SEPT
12: Trade talks enter crucial phase
SEPT
12: Maine supports dairy's right to label milk rBST-Free
SEPT
11: Vatican backing sparks GM row
SEPT
11: Indian farmers target Monsanto
SEPT
11: More GMO crops in US fields if Europe drops ban
SEPT
11: GAO refutes Bush over meat labeling
SEPT
11: Cartagena Protocol in effect
SEPT
10: Opening session: Cancun talks 'must not fail'
SEPT
10: Farmers head to Cancun armed with a declaration
SEPT
10: Indigenous and peasant farmers mobilize in Cancun
SEPT
10: EU bans beef from Northern Argentina
SEPT
10: UK not ready to make GM decision, report says
SEPT
10: Brazilian court reimposes ban on transgenic soy
SEPT
9: Dioxin from Agent Orange found in Vietnamese food
SEPT 9:Canadian
farm groups fighting to keep protection
SEPT
9: Big farmers feast on most U.S. farm subsidies
SEPT
9: Canada to label some genetically modified food
SEPT
8: Scientists unveil new mad cow test
SEPT
8: Farm Bureau, Ag Groups outline three pillars of ag trade
SEPT
8: Bush works phones in quest of WTO deal
SEPT
5: WTO trade wonks experience the benefits of fair trade agriculture
at Cancun
SEPT
4: Few ways to limit farm subsidies, report says
SEPT
4: Back to Nature brand latest addition to Kraft family
SEPT
3: Biotech food seen hurting Canada, according to a report
SEPT
3: Minnesota ethanol plant must cut air emissions
SEPT
3: Campaign to stop the advancing deserts gets a sponsor
SEPT
3: New study suggests ending subsidies not enough
SEPT
3: Wealth of nations hangs on WTO Cancun talks
SEPT
2: Cirio pasta sauce recall, harmful dye found
SEPT
2: Austrian draft ban on transgenic organisms vetoed
SEPT
1: Venezuela's land reform hopes to make 500,000 new landowners
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August
AUG
30: Argentina, the GM-soy craze: immediate gratification long term
heartache
AUG
29: Internet brings new markets, possibilities to rural communities
AUG
28: Monotonous sugar production has left Cuban soils suffering
AUG
28: Record temperatures shrinking world grain harvest
AUG
28: Federal court rules anti-corporate farm admendment unconstitutional
AUG
27: Sharp differences remain in WTO talks
AUG
27: Industry struggles with biotech corn
AUG
27: U.S. corn subsidies said to damage Mexico
AUG
26: U.S. wind farm developers hang their hopes on tax credit
AUG
26: Subsidy cuts, foreign markets threaten Washington state wheat
growers
AUG
25: Abkhazia: Lucrative Farms Attract Mafia
AUG
25: Japan Keen to Develop Muscle in Agricultural Exports
AUG
22: EU suppresses GE study
AUG
22: Scientists link GM crop weed killer to powerful fungus
AUG
21: Study explores organic farm profit
AUG
20: EPA sued for allowing atrazine use
AUG
19: Dietary Guidelines Committee Criticized
AUG
19: Reappearance of FMD in Paraguay worries neighbors
AUG
18: Brazil rejects US-EU global farm trade proposal
AUG
18: US accused of dumping GM maize in Mexico
AUG
18: New Zealand dairy offers additional premiums to organic suppliers
AUG
18: New ultra-lean organic milk from Jersey cows
AUG
18: EU study to develop tools to monitor the organic marketplace
AUG
16: As markets grow tougher, marketing relationships grow stranger
AUG
15: South Australia backs away from GMOs
AUG
15: Glyphosate may encourage blight, but more research to be done
AUG
13: Organic UK: Consumer demand is on the rise, farmer interest
is waning
AUG
13: Presidential hopeful offers alternative agricultural strategy
AUG
12: USDA announces grants for agricultural marketing projects
AUG
12: Brazil lifts ban on modified seeds
AUG
11: China tightens restrictions on soybean imports
AUG
11: Heatwave zaps French poultry sector
AUG
8: U.S. Partially Opens Border to Canadian Beef
AUG
8: Europe's seafood industry braces itself for 'vegetarian oysters'
AUG
7: Farm real estate experiences boost in value
AUG
7: E. coli fears lead to Ellison Farms ground beef recall
AUG
6: USDA Tightens Regulations for Biotech Industrial Crops
AUG
6: Agriculture college to offer organic farming course
AUG
5: Toxic Pesticides Found in India's Soft Drinks
AUG
4: Wildlife, Ranchers Win With Grazing Deal
AUG
4: European farmers feel the effects of record-breaking heat
AUG
4: World Bank-sponsored study on global food security gets green
light
AUG
4: ADM-controlled Toepfer reports a good year
AUG
3: StarLink corn still appearing
AUG
3: Seed battle heads to Canada's highest court
AUG
1: One home-grown tomato, one vote for local farmers
AUG
1: Zimbabwe will need $885 to restore agriculture
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July
JULY
30: Fischler urges U.S. to drop WTO biotech case
JULY
30: Japan calls for better Canadian safeguards against BSE
JULY
28: Afghan Wheat Harvest Will Be Best in 20 Years
JULY
28: Olive Trees Keep Hope Alive
JULY
28: ADM's sweetener deal to be dissolved
JULY
28: Hybrid corn seed firms asked to indemnify Bukidnon corn farmers
JULY
28: UK: Graduate school opportunities in organic farming
JULY
25: Australian Approval of GM Canola Stalled by States
JULY
24: E.U. approves biotech food labeling; move draws U.S. anger
JULY
23: Smithfield-Farmland deal could cost producers over $250 million
a year
JULY
23: EU moves closer to total ban on antibiotic growth promoters
in animal feed
JULY
23:Europe completes laws governing transgenic food, feed
JULY
22: Food Firms Pledge to Keep Chinese Products GE Free
JULY
21: Europe adopts hardline stance on CAP cuts
JULY
20: European Commission to allow farmers to sow approved modified
crops
JULY
18: Canada Imposes New Safety Rule to Fight Mad Cow Disease
JULY 18: Study finds higher likelihood of birth defects in wheat
areas
JULY
17: Free booklet a useful marketing tool for environmental meat
producers
JULY
16: Smithfield Foods purchases bankrupt Farmland Industries
JULY
15: Italian region orders GM maize fields destroyed
JULY
15: Monsanto's Roundup herbicide contaminates Danish drinking water
JULY
15: USDA seeks additional information on GM-wheat
JULY
15: House repeals country-of-origin label requirements
JULY
14: FDA Says Feed Maker Admits to Mad Cow Violation
JULY
14: Paraguay Finds Foot and Mouth Near Argentina, Bolivia
JULY
14: US plan for ending Canadian beef ban expected this week
JULY
14: Northern Ireland instates tough new anti-farm pollution laws
JULY
11: Japan to raise tariffs on import beef
JULY
11: Supermarkets take cut of Fairtrade cash for poor farmers
JULY
11: North America Fueling Global Market Expansion
JULY
10: Bad news from the flour mills: output plunges
JULY
9: UN Food Commission Lifts Irradiation Limits
JULY
9: USDA study shows irresponsible manure management
JULY
9: U.S. appellate court declares beef checkoff unconstitutional
JULY
8: Ohio forces state's largest egg producer to close for polluting
JULY
8: US seeks quick resolution to Canadian beef ban
JULY
8: Denmark will reduce the use of glyphosate
JULY
7: Brazil landless end standoff, take heart from Lula
JULY
6: US retaliation against Egypt hits trade plans
JULY
3: Horizon shareholders question fairness of the Dean Foods buyout
JULY
2: Farm, consumer groups want bill denying local policing of large
farms killed
JULY
2: EU Parliament Clears Way to End Ban on Biotech Crops
JULY
1: Soybean plantings, futures decline
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June
JUNE
29: U.S. company recalls 739, 000 pounds of beef
JUNE
27: House re-opens farm bill, rural development, ag research suffer
biggest cuts
JUNE
27: European Union votes to reform agricultural policy
JUNE
27: Midwest Food Alliance partnerships provide boost for certified
farmers
JUNE
25: Tyson pleads guilty to pollution violations
JUNE
24: Russians accuse Chinese poachers of poisoning rivers
JUNE
24: Pork power
JUNE
24: Superweeds' signal setback for GM crops
JUNE
23: Global Ag Ministers Assemble for Biotech Promotion
JUNE
23: Opinion: Who owns the seeds?
JUNE
23: Opinion: Listen to sound science on agricultural technology
JUNE
20: U.S. seeks WTO intervention on biotech
JUNE
20: U.S. takes battle over GM crops to Brazil
JUNE
19: Iraqi farmers facing war's repercussions
JUNE
19: McDonald's to limit antibiotic use by meat suppliers
JUNE
19: Farm Aid 2003 to rock Columbus, OH
JUNE
19: Delaware soybean farmers look to biodiesel to help a lagging
soy market
JUNE
18: U.S. policing of biotech crops denounced
JUNE
18: No-Till Farming Can Increase Yields
JUNE
18: Study Links Low Sperm Count to Ag Chemicals
JUNE
17: Japan requests country-of-origin labels on beef
JUNE
15: Maryland drops policy on manure runoff in bay
JUNE
13: European Commission OK’s two new products for food use
JUNE
13: Cyprus shows support with an organic week
JUNE
13: Treaty on Trade in Biotech Organisms to Become Law
JUNE
12: First organic bioregion created in Europe
JUNE
12: Drought Stricken Ethiopian Farmers Suffer Green Famine
JUNE
12: Canada to study effect of transgenics on farm soil
JUNE
11: Chilean Farmers Protest Trade Pact
JUNE
11: Pesticide residue #1 among food safety concerns, university
study reveals
JUNE
10: New market for New Delhi cattle
JUNE
9: Report Blasts U.S. for Mad Cow Guideline Violations
JUNE
9: Incentives encourage farmers to slow greenhouse gases
JUNE
9: Pilgrim's Pride to buy ConAgra's chicken division
JUNE
6: Netherlands groceries to carry only free-range eggs
JUNE
5: Biotech revolution costing organic farmers
JUNE
4: Spanish farmers plow lone GM furrow in Europe
JUNE
3: Environmental groups challenge Bush admnistration's attempt to
bring back methyl bromide
JUNE
3: Brazil postpones GM regulation
JUNE
3: Japan: Testing of ‘organic’ soy products turns up
GM materials
JUNE
3: Canada: Trace GM materials found in a non-GMO wheat shipment
JUNE
3: FDA lifts ban on biuret in dairy feed
JUNE
3: N.C. Latino Farm Workers Can’t Afford Sufficient Food,
Wake Forest Study Shows
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May
MAY 29: India, Pakistan discuss water dispute
MAY
28: U.S. soybean farmers question trade rep's remarks
MAY
28: Half U.S. Climate Warming Due to Land Use Changes
MAY
23: Resistant marestail found in Arkansas
MAY
23: Corn Growers praise new Senate biofuels caucus
MAY
22: UK May Allow GM Crops over Public Resistance
MAY
22: Greenpeace: NSW Biotech Crop Moratorium Has Loophole
MAY
20: Mad cow disease identified in Canada
MAY
19: In India, one man defies tradition, plants forest
MAY
18: 100,000 Organic Farmers in US by 2013
MAY
18: Farmers unite to preserve their fields
MAY
16: USDA Sold Potentially Toxic Corn to Food and Feed Handler
MAY
14: First impacts of GMOs on organic farmers are now documented
MAY
14: U.S. contests Europe's ban on some food
MAY
12: 92% of consumers favor labeling GM food, multi-state study of
food system shows
MAY
12: Factory-farm lagoons linked to sickness, medical, government
sources believe
MAY
10: Independent science panel formed to highlight the benefits of
a GM free sustainable world
MAY
9: Victoria decision means Australia effectively remains free of
GM food crops
MAY
8: Music festival and local food advocate join together to bring
farmer's market to concert
MAY
6: Horizon Organic posts Q1 profit
MAY
1: EU gets set to tighten trade regulations on GMOs
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April
APRIL 30: Brazil to require labels on GMO foods
APRIL
30: Iraq's Bread Basket Stands to Be Ruined by War
APRIL
30: Insect Adaptability Keeps Minnesota Couple Hopping
APRIL
25: U.S. Not Prepared To Monitor Approved Biotech
APRIL
25: Big Sugar’s threat causes WHO to
waiver on processed sugar recommendation
APRIL
25: Japanese government O.K.'s meat and milk
from cloned cattle for human consumption
APRIL
25: Grocery chains under attack for not revealing
salmon’s color a fake
APRIL
25: Low-carb diet craze hits Norway—dairy
giant forced to import cottage cheese
APRIL
25: In Denmark, the guarantee of bacteria-free
chicken not worth the extra Krones
APRIL
23: Montana organic acreage nearly triples
APRIL
22: The heartland wrestles with biotechnology
APRIL
21: Minnesota Agencies Sign Organic Memorandum
of Understanding
APRIL
21: Corporate merger threatens competition
in ethanol, corn syrup market
APRIL
18: Monsanto investors face catastrophic
risk
APRIL
17: China's first joint venture licensed
to sell corn seeds amid surging exports
APRIL
17: India blocks U.S. soy and corn shipment
over biotech concerns
APRIL
15: Soybean producers raise concerns over
Asian Rust
APRIL
14: Northeast senators ask for milk pricing
investigation
APRIL
7: Senate passes amendment to repeal anti-organic rider
APRIL
7: USDA to seek additional input on specific livestock and meat
marketing claims standards
APRIL
3: Monsanto's license suspended by Bihar
Government
APRIL
2: Sales in New Markets Fuel Growth of Brazil's
Exports
APRIL
1: Farmers to plant more biotech corn, soybeans
this year
APRIL
1: Consumers are willing to put their money where their mouths are
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MAR.
28: Yield results evoke a double take on twin-row corn
MAR.
26: U.S. will subsidize cleanup of altered
corn
MAR.
19: GAO questions US's ability to protect food supply from attack
MAR.
19: Packaging process strips bagged salads of vital nutrients
MAR.
18: ACGA endorses Fuels Security Act of 2003
MAR.
17: Appeals court hears arguments on pork checkoff
MAR.
17: Genetic link found for pesticides, ADHD, Gulf War syndrome
MAR.
17: The Nestlé Double Standard: The Swiss food giant refuses
a GM-free policy in Thailand
MAR.
16: Fair prices could rescue dairy farms
MAR.
14: Bush administration to oppose legislation requiring that meat
companies tell origin of recalled contaminated meat
MAR.
5: Eating Organic Foods Reduces Pesticide Concentrations in Children
MAR.
4: Gimbaps trounce hamburgers in Korea, McDonald's suffers
MAR.
4: Wind generators stir interest among farmers
MAR.
3: Justice Department charges Smithfield foods with violating premerger
requirements
MAR.
3: No
easing of US stance on EU biotech policy - US aide
MAR.
3: Dow says no evidence its bio-corn tainted crops
MAR.
3: Mexican farmers suffering at the hands of US ag policy
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FEB.
13: Supermarket Concentration Harms Farmers and Consumers
FEB.
11: Pennsylvania Farmers Union Supports Country-of-Origin Labeling
Law
FEB. 11: Dumping of U.S.
ag commodities problem for U.S., world farmers
FEB. 6: Study
shows children retain twice the level of several chemical poisons
than adults
FEB. 5: Where does the
money go? Bush's budget proposal, department of agriculture
FEB.
3: Iowa federal judge grants temporary stay maintaining state's
packer ownership ban
FEB.
2: Maryland Farmers’ Markets Report Banner Year
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January
JAN. 28: Wheat industry wrestles with GMO issues
JAN. 27: Monkeys
at Copenhagen Zoo Go Ape Over Organic Bananas
JAN.
27: Iowa judge overturns law barring corporate pork processors from
owning own hogs
JAN.
23: Senate approves some disaster assistance for farmers, but not
enough, says National Farmers Union
JAN.
21: Poll warns of European backlash if US takes biotech to the WTO
JAN.
18: Banana workers get day in court
JAN. 18: Vermont family farms turn to organic for survival
JAN.
17: Vermicomposting worm castings, and plant health
JAN.
14: Tennessee to expand wind usage
JAN. 10: US
trade chief says EU’s GM moratorium is "immoral"
JAN.
8: Bacteria resistant to antibiotics is up in factory poultry
JAN.
6: Bunge, DuPont in Soy Development Venture
JAN.
2: Rocket fuel toxic ingredient found in California lettuce
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Research
Updates 2003
DEC
15: Antibiotic resistant bacteria in store-bought meats
DEC
5: Pesticide endosulfan delays male sexual maturation
DEC
2: European attitudes toward GM foods negative and rooted, studies
show
NOV
26: Nitrogen mineralization in monoculture and diverse crop systems
NOV
17: Vetiver grass reigns supreme in erosion control, trapping bugs
NOV
10: Land fragmentation breaks environmental bonds
NOV
7: (Part 3 in series) Plant community assembly theory, a framework
for weed management
OCT
27: (Part 2 in series) Chemicals from nature
for weed management
OCT
27: Nitrogen mineralization in monoculture and diverse crop systems
OCT
9: (Part 1 in series) The role of weeds in supporting biological
diversity on farms
SEPT
30: Research shows corn pollen drifts farther than thought
SEPT
30: New manure management regulations will make manure more available
to crop farmers
SEPT
26: In the dairy industry it pays to label
SEPT
22: Study suggests in-season nitrogen monitoring can reduce overall
fertilizer use
SEPT
24: Study finds organic foods may beat conventional in natural antioxidants
tests
SEPT
19: Longterm trials find lower inputs offset lower yeilds in organic
fields
SEPT
12: Organic no-till with cover crop roll-down is viable in Kentucky
research
SEPT
12: Soil bio-fumigation using mustard crops for pest control
SEPT
4: California leads the way in direct marketing: results of a survey
AUG
20: Wheat losses to leaf blotch stemmed by resistant gene
AUG
12: Australian researchers find happy cattle make better beef
AUG
6: Study reveals that Bt cotton performing poorly in India
AUG
1: USDA study of organic feed grains reveals they are available
and affordable
JULY
31: Buying local provides much needed boost to local economies,
Calif. study finds
JULY
31: Study Shows Factory Farms Lower Neighboring Homes' Property
Values
JULY
24: New OFRF report shows rapid increase in organic research
JULY
22: Locally grown food: Tastes great and less mileage
JUNE
3: Naturally occurring insect pathogenic fungi higher in organically
managed soils
MAY
13: Organic foods show higher rates of natural anti-oxidants
May
8: New research shows crop mixtures reduce plant disease
APRIL
18: Part 3 of 3: Tropical soil fertility, Terra Preta soils of the
Amazon
APRIL
11: Part 2 of 3: A revolution in tropical soil management –
and it’s organic
APRIL
3: Part
1 of 3: An organic revolution in tropical soil fertility management
MAR.
14: Recent patterns in the U.S. Organic Market II: Price Premiums
and Consumer Demand
MAR.
7: Sustainable agriculture projects have been remarkably successful
in reducing food poverty in developing countries.
FEB.
26:
Vitamin C and Plant Resistance to Air Pollution Stress: Organic
vs. Conventional
FEB.
17: Update on atrazine as endocrine disruptor at extremely low doses
FEB.
14 : New pest control products and practices presented at the Eco-Farm
Conference
FEB.
7 : Recent Patterns in the U.S. Organic Foods Market
JAN.
17: Vermicomposting worm castings, and plant health -- research
shows worm compost has growth benefits that excede even those of
plain compost
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