Nyheter relaterade till ag biotech, handel – och kanske några andra intressanta objekt ute kommer med anknytning till jordbruket – att publiceras på denna sida under hela veckan (som veckan tillagda fortskrider nyligen objekten kan i grön längst ned i sektioner). Se till att checka in regelbundet!
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Det finns ett par nyhetsartiklar nedan avser kongressens passage av ett lagförslag som omfattar potentiella lindring för vatten elände av California jordbruk. For more background on the issues covering that, GFN styrelseledamot Ted Sheely gårdar i San Joaquin Valley i Kalifornien och författade detta kolumn a little over a year ago (Aug 2015) som dök upp i Wall Street Journal and garnered a lot of attention and response.
HANDEL, HANDLA RELATERADE FRÅGOR:
Asiatiska sändebud uppmanar Trump att ompröva på TPP handel pakt – På Seattle Times – Av Matthew Pennington, AP (Dec 13)
Varför Japan ’ s parlamentet ratificera ‘ döda’ TPP-avtalet? – De Business Times (Singapore) – Av Anthony Rowley (Dec 12)
Länk: http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion/why-did-japans-parliament-ratify-dead-tpp-agreement
EU Takes on Trump in Final Push for Free-Trade Pact With Japan – Bloomberg – Av Jonathan Stearns (Dec 11)
“Persistent” economic challenges continued to weigh on trade in 2016 – Världshandelsorganisationen (Dec 9)
“Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that continue to weigh on international trade. I rapporten, which was discussed at a 9 December meeting of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body, urges members to work together to ensure that the benefits of trade are more widely spread and better understood.”
Länk: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/trdev_09dec16_e.htm
U.S. Should Consider Trade Deals With China and Japan, Rob Portman Says – Wall Street Journal – By Bob Davis (Dec 13)
Asia-Pacific: Japan Ratifies TPP, RCEP Gears Up for 2017 – ICTSD Bridges (Dec 15)
Free Trade Is Not Dead Under Donald Trump – Fortune – Commentary by Alan Wolff (Dec 15)
Länk: http://fortune.com/2016/12/15/free-trade-donald-trump-tpp/
Obama administration files trade challenge against China – Austin American Statesman / Associated Press (Dec 15)
“The administration says it is trying to hold China to its commitment to allow set quantities of grain and corn to enter the country subject to a lower tariff rate. China agreed to the terms when it joined the WTO…”
AG, AG TECH, PRODUKTION, RELATERADE FRÅGOR:
Millennial To Millennial: Why GMOs Are An Option – Forbes.com – By Joanna Wavrunek (Dec 13)
Länk: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gmoanswers/2016/12/13/gmos-honest-answers/#2f5a7a981cee
Stine Seed gives U.S. soy farmers a rare chance to replant GMO seeds – Reuters – Av Tom Polansek (Dec 13)
Länk: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-seeds-saving-idUSKBN14118N
The Pluses and Minuses – What Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops Mean on Our Farm – Terry Daynard’s Blog (Kanada) – By Terry Daynard (Dec 10)
Länk: https://tdaynard.com/
Zimbabwe drought, hunger push farmers to seek greener pastures – Thomson Reuters Foundation – By Tonderayi Mukeredzi (Dec 13)
Länk: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-climate-migration-idUSKBN1420IN
How Can Pesticides Be Safe? – Putting Pesticides In Perspective – By Steve Savage (Dec 12)
“Many people may find it difficult to imagine how a pesticide could ever be safe. To understand how that is possible, it is helpful to make the comparison with something more familiar: electricity.”
Länk: https://ppipblog.com/2016/12/12/how-can-pesticides-be-safe/
‘The world and our species need an Evergreen Revolution’ – Delta gård Press – By Hembree Brandon (Dec 14)
“The world and our species need an ‘Evergreen Revolution’ that uses the science of the present and the future to feed us and our fellow humans.”
Is It Possible to Make a Less Allergenic Peanut? – New York Times Magazine – By Roxanne Khamsi (Dec 15)
Why scientists and startups are tinkering with our most popular legume.”
Länk: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/magazine/is-it-possible-to-make-a-less-allergenic-peanut.html
‘Shallow’ GM debate in Europe risks food security – Farmers Weekly (STORBRITANNIEN) – By Philip Case (Dec 14)
Länk: http://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/shallow-gm-technology-debate-in-europe-risks-food-security.htm
Reduced lignin alfalfa could be game changer for yield, kvalitet – Västra gården Press – By Dan Putnam (Dec 14)
“In the world of alfalfa, such game-changers are few but the reduced lignin genetic trait in alfalfa may be one such technology to the potential benefit of alfalfa and dairy producers.”
Chinese firm begins testing GMO corn seeds in U.S. greenhouse – Reuters (Dec 15)
Länk: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-origin-agritech-gmo-usa-idUSKBN1442OP
POLITIK, FÖRESKRIVANDE, ACTIVISTM, ANDRA FRÅGOR:
After years of drama, farmers score a big win in California water battle – Sacramento Bee – By Michael Doyle, McClatchyDC (Dec 10)
“This water is for the tens of thousands of small farms that have gone bankrupt, like a melon farmer who sat in my office with tears in his eyes,” Feinstein said… Boxer, echoing environmentalists, countered that the real beneficiary will be “big agribusiness.”
Länk: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article120131528.html
California Drought Relief Bill Passes – Growing Produce – By David Eddy (Dec 12)
Länk: http://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/california-drought-relief-bill-passes/
Organic Crop Insurance Abuse Hides in Plain Sight – AgWeb – Av Chris Bennett (Dec 9)
“A field of weeds can pay better than a field of corn, and costs almost nothing to produce. Plant seed, run a cultivator with a wink and a nod, and walk away. This is a skin-and-bones crop production formula where less means more. No inputs, no sweat equity, no management, no harvest, but plenty of profit in a scheme plucking millions from the pockets of U.S. taxpayers.”
Länk: http://www.agweb.com/article/organic-crop-insurance-abuse-hides-in-plain-sight-naa-chris-bennett/
She Called Out Chipotle, and They Answered – Farm Journal, MILK – By Dairy Talk (Dec 9)
“…Facebook post caught Chipotle’s attention, which is still struggling to recover from its food-borne illness fiasco.”
Länk: http://www.milkbusiness.com/blog/she-called-out-chipotle-and-they-answered
Council expected to discuss repealing GMO bill recently ruled invalid in federal court – Ön trädgård (Kauai, Hawaii) – By Jenna Carpenter (Dec 12)
Ag expects benefits from new administration – Sydvästra gård Press – Av Ron Smith (Dec 12)
Monsanto shareholders OK Bayer’s $57B takeover – Salt Lake Tribune – By Jim Salter, Associated Press (Dec 13)
Länk: http://www.sltrib.com/home/4707693-155/monsanto-shareholders-ok-bayers-57b-takeover
FDA Concludes Consultation on Pink Flesh Pineapple – US Food & Drug Administration (Dec 14)
Länk: http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm533075.htm
Deconstructing How Environmental Groups Mislead on Organics – Food and Farm Discussion Lab – Genom
Länk: http://fafdl.org/blog/2016/12/13/deconstructing-how-environmental-groups-mislead-on-organics/
Punjab plans to buy more GM cotton seed varieties – Dawn (Pakistan) – By Faisal Ali Ghumman (Dec 15)
Länk: http://www.dawn.com/news/1302383/punjab-plans-to-buy-more-gm-cotton-seed-varieties
EU organic farming regulation still proving divisive – Feed Navigator – Av Jane Byrne (Dec 15)
“EU agriculture ministers have failed to reach a consensus on the proposal for organic regulation.”
Länk: http://www.feednavigator.com/Regulation/EU-organic-farming-regulation-still-proving-divisive
