หลังเลือกตั้ง: ถนนข้างหน้าสำหรับ ag และการค้า – ข่าวสำหรับสัปดาห์ พ.ย. 14

รายการข่าวที่เกี่ยวข้องกับเอจีเทคโนโลยีชีวภาพ, ค้า ? และสิ่งที่น่าสนใจอื่น ๆ ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการเกษตร ? จะถูกโพสต์ในหน้านี้ตลอดทั้งสัปดาห์ (as the week progresses newly added items will be in?สีเขียว ที่ด้านล่างของส่วน). ?อย่าลืมเช็คอินเป็นประจำ!

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As we all know by now, Donald Trump is the President-Elect of the United States and will be taking office in January 2017.

Aside from a few protests primarily on college campuses or urban areas – conveniently organized by MoveOn.org, George Soros, et al, to stoke publicity via televsion images giving perceptions of rebellion – the peaceful transition of power in the U.S. is underway once again. ?Just as it was in 2008 with Barack Obama being elected… just as it was after the 2000 with the Florida recount dragging through the end of that year before the country knew for sure whether George W. Bush or Al Gore would be the next Commander-in-Chief… and just as it has been after every single national American election whether the winner won both the Electoral College and popular vote or just the former. ?เป็นพื้น, every single time.

The system works, and it’s time to look ahead and be prepared for what policy challenges are in front of us. ?ที่นี่, that revolves around agricultural technology and trade issues. ?Therefore, below are some news items of interest that revolve around those items, and obviously trade was a key, key piece of the election campaign and it’s important to keep abreast of what’s going to happen on that front.

As past transitions have shown, campaign stump rhetoric doesn’t always transpire into actual governing or doesn’t become as dramatic as initially thought (although rolling back regulatory overreach would be quite welcome Trump Would Appoint Farmer to Lead EPA, Eliminate WOTUS?Sept 29 at AgWeb). ?President Obama ran for office sounding quite anti-trade and espousing many of the same themes as Donald Trump did this past year.

If a similar scenario is to unfold with the Trump Administration and trade, it may take some time for things to play out, as indicated by the info below bia Politico’s Morning Agriculture alert on Nov 11:

“President-elect Donald Trump’s administration could begin withdrawing from NAFTA in as little as 200 days after taking office, and it may finalize a decision to drop the TPP in its first 100 วัน, according to an internal transition team document described to POLITICO. Those two goals, if realized, could spell bad news for agricultural sectors dealing with surpluses – เนื้อหมู, ตัวอย่างเช่น – and complicate trade relations with Canada and Mexico – though it’s uncertain whether Trump will follow through on those designs once in the Oval.

The document described to POLITICO was produced by Trump’s D.C.-based transition team, ที่, apart from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, has had little contact with the president-elect so far. กล่าวอีกนัยหนึ่ง, there’s no guarantee that Trump will take up every recommendation once he gets to the White House. The detailed, 21-page roadmap features a summary and rationale for the plan and is interspersed with quotes of policy promises Trump made on the campaign trail.”

But then, according to some news items below there are possibly some initial softening steps back being taken on campaign rhetoric.

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ประธานาธิบดีคนที่กล้าหาญ: What’s Next for Ag? – AgWeb – By Ben Potter (พฤศจิกายน 9)

“From Trump?s June 2015 announcement he would run for president all the way to the November 2016 presidential election, only one constant has held true ? nothing goes quite as it has been predicted…”

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/president-trump-whats-next-for-ag-naa-ben-potter/

การค้า, TRADE ISSUES:

Top tax-writing Republican says TPP trade deal not dead in Congress – YahooNews! / สำนักข่าวรอยเตอร์ (พฤศจิกายน 15)

ลิงค์:?https://ca.news.yahoo.com/top-tax-writing-republican-says-tpp-trade-deal-134431362.html

Obama Administration Gives Up on Pacific Trade Deal – Wall Street Journal – โดยวิลเลียมมอลดิน (พฤศจิกายน 11)

“Congressional GOP leaders indicated they wouldn?t consider Trans-Pacific Partnership in lame-duck session”

ลิงค์:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-administration-gives-up-on-pacific-trade-deal-1478895824

Trade Under Trump – Foreign Policy – By Phil Levy (พฤศจิกายน 10)

“President-elect Trump managed to tone down his campaign rhetoric when it came to congratulating Clinton on the race she had run. It remains to be seen whether there will be any similar moderation in trade.”

ลิงค์:?http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/10/trade-under-trump/

America’s Brexit: What Trump means for world trade – CNNMoney – By Jethro Mullen (พฤศจิกายน 9)

“Global trade is stuck in a deep malaise and may even be suffering from “cardiac arrest””

ลิงค์:?http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/09/news/economy/donald-trump-president-world-trade-nafta-tpp-ttip-china/

EU Trade Commissioner: Hard to Say What Trump Win Means for TTIP – Bloomberg Politics – By Amanda Billner (พฤศจิกายน 9)

ลิงค์:?http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-11-09/eu-trade-commissioner-hard-to-say-what-trump-win-means-for-ttip

EU-U.S. free trade deal is not dead after Trump victory: ประเทศเยอรมัน – สำนักข่าวรอยเตอร์ (พฤศจิกายน 9)

ลิงค์:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-reaction-ttip-idUSKBN13429M?il=0

Seems the Germans can’t make up their mind…

McConnell dashes hopes for Pacific trade deal vote before Trump takes office – สำนักข่าวรอยเตอร์ – โดยเดวิด Lawder (พฤศจิกายน 9)

“It’s certainly not going to be brought up this year,” McConnell said of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) at a news briefing in Washington.

ลิงค์:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trade-mcconnell-idUSKBN1343DW

China pushes Asia-Pacific trade deals as Trump win dashes TPP hopes – สำนักข่าวรอยเตอร์ (พฤศจิกายน 10)

ลิงค์:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-diplomacy-trade-idUSKBN1350S4?il=0

Alliance alive but trade deal dead: Trump to Turnbull – Australian Financial Review – By Phillip Coorey, Primrose Riordan (พฤศจิกายน 10)

ลิงค์:?http://www.afr.com/news/politics/alliance-alive-but-trade-deal-dead-trump-to-turnbull-20161109-gslxjn

Trump’s view on trade could shift once in Oval Office, expert says – Buffalo News – By Matt Glynn (พฤศจิกายน 9)

I think once in office, Donald Trump will see the benefits of trade for the economy and for advancing U.S. interests around the world in a somewhat different light than he has as a candidate.?

ลิงค์:?http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/09/trumps-free-trade-view-shift-expert-says/

A Trump policy adviser is already walking back tough talk on trade – วอชิงตันโพสต์ – โดย Ana Swanson (พฤศจิกายน 10)

“คนที่กล้าหาญ?s policy advisers may already be walking back some of his more aggressive rhetoric surrounding trade.”

ลิงค์: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/10/a-trump-policy-adviser-is-already-walking-back-tough-talk-on-trade/?

Straight Talk on Trade – โครงการซินดิเค – By Dani Rodrik (พฤศจิกายน 15)

“[H]ad economists gone public with the caveats, uncertainties, and skepticism of the seminar room, they might have become better defenders of the world economy”

ลิงค์:?https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-win-economists-responsible-by-dani-rodrik-2016-11

TPP bill signed by Parliament as US signals its end – วิทยุนิวซีแลนด์ (พฤศจิกายน 15)

ลิงค์:?http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/318141/tpp-bill-signed-by-parliament-as-us-signals-its-end

เอจี, AG TECHNOLOGY, การผลิต:

Donald Trump urged to champion US crop biotech innovation – Queensland Country Life (ออสเตรเลีย) – โดยโคลิน Bettles (พฤศจิกายน 11)

ลิงค์:?http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4286411/donald-trump-urged-to-champion-us-crop-biotech-innovation/?cs=4698

Elimination of genetically modified crops would cause hike in greenhouse gas emissions – Knowridge Science Report (พฤศจิกายน 10)

ลิงค์:?https://knowridge.com/2016/11/elimination-of-genetically-modified-crops-would-cause-hike-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

GMO seeds are sustaining Colorado?s sugar beet farms, but new labels could damage already shrinking industry – Denver Post – By Jennifer Brown (พฤศจิกายน 6)

“While Roundup-resistant seeds help beet farms thrive, federal labels could shrink share of sugar market”

ลิงค์:?http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/06/gmo-seeds-boost-colorado-beet-farms-but-labels-could-damage-industry/

Scientists apply for GM wheat trial in UK – บีบีซี – By Pallab Ghosh (พฤศจิกายน 4)

“Researchers have applied for a licence to carry out a trial of a genetically modified wheat crop in a small field in Hertfordshire.”

ลิงค์:?http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37871601

นักวิทยาศาสตร์? ?Open Letter? to NY Times? Public Editor brightlines Danny Hakim?s ?ทำให้เข้าใจผิด? GMO article -?โครงการความรู้ทางพันธุกรรม – โดย?Val Giddings?(พฤศจิกายน 11)

ลิงค์:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/11/11/scientists-open-letter-ny-times-public-editor-brightlines-danny-hakims-misleading-gmo-article/

Survey Shows Two Thirds of Public Supports GM Crops – พืชเทคโนโลยีชีวภาพปรับปรุง (Ishaaa) – พฤศจิกายน 9

ลิงค์:?http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=14919

Academy declares GMOs beneficial for consumption – เดอะการ์เดีย (ประเทศไนจีเรีย) – By Tayo Oredola (พฤศจิกายน 17)

“[Nigerian Academy of Science], during a media roundtable on GMOs in Nigeria at its office in Lagos, said the country was ready for the products and that they were safe for both production and beneficial to the nation based on carefully-documented evidence”

ลิงค์:?http://guardian.ng/news/academy-declares-gmos-beneficial-for-consumption/

จีเอ็มโอ, ตามธรรมเนียม, Organic: Why There’s More Similarity Than You Think – Forbes.com – By Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD (พฤศจิกายน 15)

ลิงค์:?http://www.forbes.com/sites/gmoanswers/2016/11/15/gmo-conventional-organic/#75a78e0f3457

และ, under the moniker of self-righteous sounding arguments, take a look at the following two items. ?It really does boil down to just “market protection”…

What?s Organic? A Debate Over Dirt May Boil Down to Turf – นิวยอร์กไทม์ส – By Stephanie Strom (พฤศจิกายน 15)

“…so what this really is about is market protection.?

ลิงค์:?http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/business/organic-certification-hydroponic-aquaponic-produce.html

NOSB debates organic status of carrageenan, tocopherols, marine algae, hydroponics?-?Nutraingredients USA -?โดย Elizabeth Crawford (พฤศจิกายน 16)

ลิงค์:?http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Suppliers2/NOSB-debates-carrageenan-tocopherols-algae-hydroponics

นโยบาย, REGULATION, การเคลื่อนไหว:

HSUS “Decides to be Political Operation, Aggressive Push for Veganism” – AgWeb, Farm Journal Broadcast – By Ashley Davenport (พฤศจิกายน 9)

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/hsus-decides-to-be-political-operation-aggressive-push-for-veganism-naa-ashley-davenport/

Massachusetts Voters Ban Gestation Crates, Battery Cages – AgWeb/MILK – By Anna-Lisa Laca (พฤศจิกายน 9)

“Animal rights activists gained a foothold in Massachusetts during Tuesday?s election.”

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/-massachusetts-voters-ban-gestation-crates-battery-cages-naa-anna-lisa-laca/

Sonoma County voters ban genetically modified crops – San Franciso Chronicle – By Filipa A. Ioannou (พฤศจิกายน 9)

ลิงค์:?http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Sonoma-County-voters-approve-GMO-ban-10605255.php

Florida Votes to Release Millions of Zika-Fighting Mosquitos – WIRED – By Marley Walker (พฤศจิกายน 10)

ลิงค์:?https://www.wired.com/2016/11/florida-votes-release-millions-zika-fighting-mosquitos/

New Dicamba Formulation Approved for Over-the-Top Use – AgWeb – By Sonja Begemann (พฤศจิกายน 9)

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/new-dicamba-formulation-approved-for-over-the-top-use-naa-sonja-begemann/

Feed industry: US biotech policy review needs to focus on international trade – ฟีดนาวิเกเตอร์ – By Aerin Einstein-Curtis (พฤศจิกายน 11)

ลิงค์:?http://www.feednavigator.com/Regulation/Feed-industry-US-biotech-policy-review-needs-to-focus-on-international-trade

Chickens are people and other lies I learned reading the Huffington Post – Farm Progress – By Mindy Ward (พฤศจิกายน 3)

ลิงค์:?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-chickens-are-people-lies-i-learned-reading-huffington-post-11512

Budge the Barge – AgWeb – By Chip Flory (พฤศจิกายน 9)

“Grain farmers seek waterway upgrades,?but progress remains slim”

ลิงค์:?http://www.agweb.com/article/budge-the-barge-naa-chip-flory/

Boulder County committee resumes review of GMO phase-out – Longmont Times-Call (โคโลราโด) – By John Fryar (พฤศจิกายน 13)

ลิงค์:?http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_30563916/boulder-county-committee-resumes-review-gmo-phase-out

Food scientists must stand up and be counted?- Food Manufacture UK – By Rick Pendrous (พฤศจิกายน 4)

ลิงค์:?http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Food-Safety/Food-scientists-must-stand-up-and-be-counted

Biotechnology Coordinated Framework update seen falling short in key areas – ข่าวธุรกิจอาหาร – By Josh Sosland (พฤศจิกายน 14)

ลิงค์:?http://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/news_home/Regulatory_News/2016/11/Biotechnology_Coordinated_Fram.aspx?ID=%7BFF81F1C9-9EEE-4303-89BC-7EDC5605F28A%7D

NFU reviews neonics emergency application – เกษตรกรรายสัปดาห์ (สหราชอาณาจักร) – By Philip Case (พฤศจิกายน 16)

?The NGOs and ministers were doubting the need for neonics but this autumn quite clearly showed there was one”

ลิงค์:?http://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/nfu-reviews-neonics-emergency-application.htm

Cause for concern over claims of ?dangerous? glyphosate in wine, breast milk, เมล็ดธัญพืช, เป็นต้น? – โครงการความรู้ทางพันธุกรรม – โดย?Iida Ruishalme?(พฤศจิกายน 17)?

ลิงค์:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/11/17/cause-concern-claims-dangerous-glyphosate-wine-breast-milk-cereal-etc/