Canada-EU deal back from the dead, NYT thinks it knows ag, and here comes the US election – ข่าวสำหรับสัปดาห์ของตุลาคม 31

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Goodness there’s a lot of noise recently created by the latest and greatest bit of supposed agricultural reporting in นิวยอร์กไทม์ส, “Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Gentically Modified Crops” By Danny Hakim (Oct 29)

Needless to say, for those knowledgeable on the issues, it’s a partial and selective narrative to be euphemistic. ?They told a story they wanted to tell.

Here are a few good responses below:

GFN Chair Bill Horan was recently interviewed about the benefits of growing biotech crops, and talks about the “less-recognized, but very compelling sociological impacts of plant science”-?read it here??http://croplife.org/ask-a-farmer-how-biotech-changes-lives/

Why Danny Hakim?s New York Times GMO expos? misleads -?โครงการความรู้ทางพันธุกรรม – โดย?เกรแฮมบรูคส์?(Oct 31)?

“The article is, อย่างไรก็ตาม, far from ?extensive?, is inaccurate and thoroughly misleading.”

ลิงค์:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/10/31/danny-hakims-new-york-times-gmo-expose-misleads/

The tiresome discussion of initial GMO expectations – Weed Control Freaks – By Andrew Kniss (Oct 30)

“I have to say this comparison seems?borderline?disingenuous; certainly not what I?d expect from an ?extensive examination? published in the New York Times.”

ลิงค์:?http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2016/10/the-tiresome-discussion-of-initial-gmo-expectations/

Biotechnology Makes a Difference – Huffington โพสต์ – By Dr. Robert T. Fraley (Oct 31)

“To me, all these numbers tell a clear story ? of improved food security and a more sustainable environmental footprint through biotechnology.”

ลิงค์:?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5817621be4b096e8706968ac?timestamp=1477928387878

Rehashing a Tired Argument – Illumination blog, by Kevin Folta (Oct 30)

ลิงค์:?http://kfolta.blogspot.com/2016/10/rehashing-tired-argument.html?m=1

Nice overview with various links at AgWeb below...

NYT Blasts GMOs on Yield, Pesticide Claims – AgWeb – โดย Sonja Begemann (พฤศจิกายน 1)

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/nyt-blasts-gmos-on-yield-pesticide-claims-naa-sonja-begemann/

?การค้า, TRADE ISSUES, โครงสร้างพื้นฐาน:

แคนาดา, EU Leaders Sign CAFTA – AgWeb – By Debra Beachy (พฤศจิกายน 1)

“Although protesting Belgium dairy farmers held up a big free trade deal, Canada and European leaders signed the agreement over the weekend.”

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/canada-eu-leaders-sign-cafta-naa-debra-beachy/

Drazek: Raising U.S. tariffs not a trade solution – FarmWeek – By Matt Kaye (Oct 31)

“สหรัฐฯ. ag products would be an easy target for retaliation, according to the former USDA trade adviser.”

ลิงค์:?http://farmweeknow.com/story-drazek-raising-tariffs-trade-solution-3-148593

Obama Makes a Long-Shot Bid for TPP Trade Deal – Wall Street Journal – โดยวิลเลียมมอลดิน (พฤศจิกายน 1)

“Administration hopes for a vote in Congress on the Pacific agreement during the lame-duck session”

ลิงค์:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-makes-a-long-shot-bid-for-tpp-trade-deal-1478014457

*บันทึก – the piece below in The Hill is of interest because of who the report is from and it’s usually not what they would support publicly, the quote according to Politico is a?”new report released today by the Progressive Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank that supports increased trade, acknowledges that trade causes job losses among less skilled workers, but lays out arguments for how both imports and exports support millions of jobs.” ?Just goes to show what an odd election year it is…

Protectionist trade policies would damage economy, cost jobs: รายงาน – ภูเขา – By Vicki Needham (Oct 31)

ลิงค์:?https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/finance/303710-protectionist-trade-policies-would-damage-the-economy-cost-jobs-report

การค้าแบบเสรี?s Bleak Outlook – BloombergView – บทบรรณาธิการ (พฤศจิกายน 1)

ลิงค์:?https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-01/free-trade-s-bleak-outlook

$8 Billion in Back-Logged Construction on Mississippi River – AgWeb -?By Ashley Davenport, Farm Journal Broadcast (พฤศจิกายน 2)

“Decaying river infrastructure is a major concern for corn farmers…”

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/8-billion-in-back-logged-construction-on-mississippi-river-naa-ashley-davenport/

Let common sense, not fear, dicatate trade policy – Des Moines Register – By Deb Keller (Oct 27)

ลิงค์:?http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2016/10/26/let-common-sense-not-fear-dictate-trade-policy/92771596/

นโยบาย, REGULATION, การเคลื่อนไหว, RELATED:

Hirshberg to Podesta: We don’t really know anything about GMOs – ภูเขา – โดยจูลี่เคลลี่ (Oct 25)

“Hirshberg often laments the amount of money spent by corporate interests to fight GMO labels, but flexes his own insider influence and fundraising prowess to get his way.”

ลิงค์:?http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/302751-hirshberg-to-podesta-we-dont-really-know-anything-about-gmos

Readin?, writin?, ?rithmetic and GMO-free school lunches? – เดลต้าฟาร์มกด – by Hembree Brandon in Farm Press Blog?(Oct 31)

One wonders: Just what, in their minds, would constitute ?conclusively supported good science??

ลิงค์:?http://deltafarmpress.com/blog/readin-writin-rithmetic-and-gmo-free-school-lunches

เอจี, AG TECHNOLOGY, RELATED:

US Approves 2 Types of Genetically Engineered Potatoes – AgWeb / ของ (Oct 31)

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/us-approves-2-types-of-genetically-engineered-potatoes–naa-associated-press/

The Chinese Really Hate GMOs — Or Do They? – DTN/Progressive Farmer – By Urban Lehner (พฤศจิกายน 1)

ลิงค์:?https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/perspectives/blogs/an-urbans-rural-view/blog-post/2016/11/01/chinese-really-hate-gmos