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EU lawmakers reject bill allowing opt-out from GM crop imports

Oct. 13, 2015 at 12:41 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– European lawmakers rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have allowed countries to restrict or ban the use of imported GM crops that have secured EU approval. The environment committee of the European Parliament rejected the draft law by 47 votes to three, many arguing that the […]

Gene editing could pave way for pig organ transplants

Oct. 12, 2015 at 4:18 pm CDT

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U.S. hopes to release TPP text in 30 days

Oct. 12, 2015 at 11:44 am CDT

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Clariant sees biofuels boost from VW diesel affair

Oct. 12, 2015 at 11:26 am CDT

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TPP deal near resolution, Japan says

Oct. 2, 2015 at 7:23 pm CDT

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Pacific trade ministers extend talks through Saturday

Oct. 2, 2015 at 7:14 pm CDT

Atlanta | Reuters — Pacific trade ministers are extending talks on a free trade deal between a dozen nations through Saturday in a bid to reach a final agreement, representatives from Japan and Mexico said Thursday. Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said the extension on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks in […]

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Bulgaria opts out of growing GM crops

Oct. 1, 2015 at 8:29 pm CDT

Sofia | Reuters –– Bulgaria has told the European Union it will ban the cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under EU rules that allow member states to opt out of GMO cultivation, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Thursday. “The agriculture ministry upholds its position […]

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Indonesia making no progress against hazardous haze

Sep. 29, 2015 at 6:59 pm CDT

Pekanbaru, Indonesia | Reuters — Indonesia has sent nearly 21,000 personnel to fight forest fires raging in its northern islands, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday, but smoke cloaks much of the region with pollution readings in the “very unhealthy” region in neighbouring Singapore. Slash-and-burn agriculture has blanketed Singapore, […]

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Talks halt on sale of malt barley trader Interbrau

Sep. 28, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters –– Swiss grain trading group Ameropa said Monday it would not go ahead with the sale of German malting barley trader Interbrau GmbH to French co-operative group Vivescia, as conditions for the deal had not been met. The companies entered into an agreement in mid-July for the […]

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USDA analyzing effects of wild pigs on crops, livestock

Sep. 25, 2015 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday it has started analyzing for the first time data it has collected on the impact that wild pigs have on U.S. farmers’ crop and livestock operations. It is estimated by federal and state agricultural officials that there are […]

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