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USDA clears Monsanto, Syngenta corn traits

Mar. 24, 2016 at 1:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer regulate a genetically-modified corn developed by Monsanto to resist dicamba herbicide, the agency said on Wednesday. The move by the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), means it can now be planted without permits or […]

ConAgra, Kellogg, Mars to label for GMOs in U.S.

Mar. 23, 2016 at 5:52 pm CDT

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Panama Canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought

Mar. 21, 2016 at 11:57 pm CDT

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France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

Mar. 18, 2016 at 12:09 pm CDT

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Cuban export opportunities eyed for U.S. farmers

Mar. 16, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

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EU promises protesting farmers more help, no new money

Mar. 15, 2016 at 4:07 am CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission announced more help for the agriculture sector on Monday, following protests by farmers who say they have been hit hard by a Russian ban on Western food imports. The focus of the support package is on the dairy, pigmeat, fruit and vegetable sectors. […]

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Peru lifts trade barriers to U.S. beef

Mar. 14, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

Washington, D.C. | Reuters — Peru has agreed to lift its remaining safety barriers to U.S. beef exports, further opening one of the fastest-growing markets in Latin America to U.S. ranchers, Obama administration officials said Monday. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the agreement with […]

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La Nina seen maybe succeeding El Nino

Mar. 11, 2016 at 2:56 pm CST

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday it sees a near 50 per cent chance La Nina could develop by the Northern Hemisphere fall on the heels of the El Nino conditions likely to dissipate in the coming months. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the […]

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Cargill moves to cut antibiotic use in cattle by 20 per cent

Mar. 9, 2016 at 10:54 am CST

Reuters — Cargill, a top U.S. meat processor, is trimming the use of antibiotics in its cattle supply amid concerns among some doctors and consumers about risks to humans from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The company on Feb. 26 started eliminating 20 per cent of antibiotics deemed important for human medicine and […]

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Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

Mar. 8, 2016 at 11:46 am CST

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture quarantine authority will continue to apply a zero ergot policy on wheat shipments until new legislation is issued, the new head of the authority told Reuters on Tuesday. Former quarantine chief Saad Moussa’s zero-tolerance policy on common grains fungus ergot resulted in shipments to […]

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