Sunday, June 23, 2013

US Department of Agriculture probes Oregon Monsanto GM wheat mystery




 
US Department of Agriculture probes Oregon Monsanto GM wheat mystery
The Guardian
The Department of Agriculture, which is conducting a secretive investigation into the renegade GM wheat outbreak, maintains the GM wheat remained confined to a single 125-acre field on a single farm in eastern Oregon. Officials said there was no ...
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Agriculture Festival Stresses Importance of Buying Local
WBKO
Barren County High School was transformed as the county held their first Agriculture Festival on the campus today. Politicians, vendors, and farmers were on hand to celebrate the vital role of agriculture in the community. "Your food supply is the most ...
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Agriculture, fisheries sectors clock modest growth
Oman Tribune
MUSCAT The value addition generated by Oman's agriculture and animal husbandry sector reached 160 million rials in 2009, compared to 108 million rials in 2005. The relative contribution of the sector to GDP reached a modest 0.9 per cent in 2009, ...
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Agriculture News: Great time to visit your local FSA office
State-Journal.com
Lastly, FSA suggests all producers who participate in programs with FSA notify the office in the event of the sale or purchase of agricultural property. A phone call and quick visit to the office will allow them to promptly rectify records to improve ...
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Haiti - Agriculture : The Haitian and Dominican veterinarians Agree on Measures...
Haitilibre.com
"For poultry products from the Dominican Republic, can once again be marketed in Haiti, a technical committee composed of experts from both countries, assisted by representatives of international organizations will be established shortly. This ...
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More Than 25000 Bees Die in Oregon
ABC News
Mace Vaughn and his partner Rich Hatfield of the non-profit environmental group the Xerces Society worked with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to discover the cause by painstakingly picking up specimens of dead bees. "We've lost a hundred, ...
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'Nobel Prize' of Agriculture Winner a Career Monsanto Man
Nature World News
Two of the three scientists sharing this year's World Food Prize have ties to prominent biotech companies, including Monsanto. While not nearly as high-profile, the World Food Prize is referred to as the "Nobel Prize for food agriculture." The award ...
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Georgia Museum of Agriculture changes hours for summer
Moultrie Observer
TIFTON — Summer hours of operation begin July 1 at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The new hours through July 31 are 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday for the Museum, Gallery and ...
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US likely to extend old farm law after House derails new bill
Business Recorder
Congress is months late in writing a new farm law, broad-spectrum legislation that governs crop subsidies, public nutrition, soil conservation, international food aid, rural development and agricultural research programs. After an emergency extension ...
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