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US Senate Approves Nationwide Labeling Law for GMO Food Products
Jul 12, 2016The US Senate has approved a bill, which mandates nationwide labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMO). The bipartisan bill, which mandates GMO labeling contents with words, pictures or a bar code on the ...
Tags: GMO, food system
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USDA to Provide $90m Grant to Support Local Food System
Apr 6, 2016The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide over $90m grant to strengthen local and regional food systems and for specialty crop development. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, flowers and nursery crops. ...
Tags: USDA, Local Food System, Crop development
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US Agriculture Committee Approves National Labeling Bill For Bioengineered Foods
Mar 8, 2016The US Senate Agricultural Committee has passed a bill which paves the way for a single national labeling law for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, while doing away with state by state labeling. With this bill, which ...
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Mexico and Peru Import Beef and Pork From US
Apr 15, 2015US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached an agreement with Mexico and Peru on beef and pork trade, allowing US producers to expand their market. The latest agreement will allow US producers to export slaughter cattle to Mexico and ...
Tags: Beef Exports, Pork Exports
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USA Funds $96.8m to Projects Designed to Support Crop Producers, Local Food Entrepreneurs
Mar 19, 2015US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $96.8m in grants to fund projects designed to support specialty crop producers, local food entrepreneurs, and farm to school efforts. This new funding is part of USDA efforts during ...
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The United States and Brazil Have Agreed to Settle Their Long-Standing Cotton Dispute
Oct 13, 2014The United States and Brazil have agreed to settle their long-standing Cotton dispute in the World Trade Organization (WTO). As per the agreement, Brazil will relinquish all rights to countermeasures against US trade. In turn, the US ...
Tags: Cotton Dispute
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USDA Has Offered $52m in Grants to Boost Local and Organic Food System in The Country
Sep 30, 2014The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has offered around $52m in grants to boost local and organic food system in the country to cater to the increasing demand for local and organic options. The funding will be used to increase consumer ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Organic Food
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Erick Erickson Bring US Agriculture to The World and The World to US Agriculture
Feb 10, 2014Recently at the Joint Commodities Conference,Erick Erickson,Director of Global Strategies for the US Grains Council used the opportunity to speak to producers on what the US Grains Council does for them,as well as some future plans: "We ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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China's Rejection of US Corn
Dec 25, 2013China's rejection of US corn that contains an unapproved genetically modified strain is unlikely to cause major price fluctuations in the domestic or US markets, analysts said. Quarantine authorities in four provinces have rejected 12 ...
Tags: US corn, genetically modified strain, price fluctuations
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Water Is Short to Meet Social Responsibilities
Nov 26, 2013US agriculture readies for China's baby boom? Apple's revamped 'Siri' takes on agriculture's questions California: Home of the food lawsuit Just as the State of California was readying growers for what they pretty much expected – ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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China's Baby Boom Could Have Significant Implications for U.S. Agriculture
Nov 25, 2013The kids are not alright in China — and the effect of a population shift could have significant implications for U.S. agriculture. Thirty years of a government mandated one-child policy have flipped China’s family tree into ...
Tags: US, agriculture, China, baby, boom
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Chinese Authorities to Inks Deal to Import Corn From Brazil
Nov 11, 2013Chinese authorities have inked a deal with Brazil to allow corn imports from the South American country. A Brazilian government official was quoted by Reuters as saying that this development provides a key market for the South American ...
Tags: Corn Imports, Grain Production
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Slaughterhouse of Martin's Abattoir&Wholesale Meats Will Close in North Carolina
Sep 24, 2013Martin's Abattoir & Wholesale Meats has suspended operations at its beef slaughterhouse in North Carolina, ending nearly six decades of business and putting 180 jobs at risk. The company stated that the decision was taken due to a lack of ...
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Five Major Trends That Pose a Threat to American Farming
Feb 20, 2013Californians must pull on the same oar to address water crisis Drones begin descent on US agriculture Defending agriculture: five major trends that pose a threat to American farming To paraphrase Mark Twain’s famous quote upon ...
Tags: Old Curmudgeon, Food, US agriculture
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Due to Honey Bee Losses,Pesticides Are on The Brink of Ban
Feb 20, 2013Honey laundering trails all lead to China Drones begin descent on US agriculture Forensic marker dogs on trail of metal thieves Honey bees are a massive global business, responsible for a third of the world’s food production. Honey ...
Tags: Pesticides, Honey Bee Losses, Food
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