News items related to ag tech, biotech, trade ? and perhaps some other interesting topics out there related to agriculture ? will be posted on this page throughout the week (as the week progresses newest items will be in?green?at bottom of sections). Check the page during the week for updates.
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TRADE, TRADE RELATED, INFRASTRUCTURE:
NAFTA negotiators still divided, but cite progress in talks – Reuters – By David Ljunggren and David Lawder (Jan 29)
“…the bid to salvage the $1.2-trillion free trade pact will continue well beyond the original March deadline as elections loom in Mexico.” – Link
President Trump Hints at Retaliation Against EU for Unfair Trade Policies – Wall Street Journal – By Wiktor Szary and Emre Peker (Jan 28)
“U.S. president said ?I?ve had a lot of problems with European Union…from a trade standpoint?” – Link
See also😕 The EU?s distortion of public health unfairly hurts US agricultural produce
Trump Won?t Announce Nafta Withdrawal in State of Union, Sources Say – Bloomberg Politics – By Josh Wingrove and Jennifer Jacobs (Jan 27) – Link
Rasmussen Reports – Americans Still Favor Use of Protective Tariffs (Jan 26) – Link
Davos: DG Azev?do calls on members to match words of support for the WTO with deeds – World Trade Organization (Jan 26) – Link
Forget about NAFTA and Korus; TPA could be the spoiler for U.S. trade – Farm Press – By Logan Hawkes (Jan 22)
EU and Mercosur execs meet to clinch controversial trade deal – GlobalMeatNews.com -?By Oscar Rousseau (Jan 31)
Trump Says US Has Turned Page on Trade – Roll Call – By Ellyn Ferguson and Hugh T. Ferguson (Jan 30)
?The era of economic surrender is totally over? – Link
AG, AG TECH, RESEARCH, PRODUCTION, PROTECTION, RELATED ISSUES:
Louis Dreyfus in industry first: blockchain based soy deal – Feed Navigator -?By Jane Byrne (Jan 25)
Tanzania: New Maize Variety for Drought Prone Regions – allAfrica / Tanzania Daily News – By Fatma Abdu (Jan 26)
“The variety has been developed in understanding that drought has become a serious threat to maize production in Tanzania and across Africa…” – Link
How China Plans to Feed 1.4 Billion Growing Appetites – National Geographic – By Tracie McMillan (Feb 2018 issue)
“As more Chinese crave Western-style diets, the booming nation rushes to industrialize an agricultural economy long built around small farms.” – Link
China pushes technology development to modernize agriculture – Xinhua (Jan 29)
“The future of China’s agriculture sector lies in agricultural modernization, and the key to advancing agricultural modernization lies in the development of technology” – Link
POLICY, REGULATORY, ACTIVISM, OTHER:
How Do You Assess if a Chemical Causes Cancer? – Slate – By Guy-Andre Pelouze (Jan 24)
“Years of testing glyphosate, part of the most widely used herbicide in the world, has shown us that the chemical is not carcinogenic. Why can?t we believe it?” – Link
Stonyfield Slammed for Using Children to Scare Consumers About ?Monstrous? Technology – Center for Science in the Public Interest – By Gregory Jaffe (Jan 26) – Link
Today’s Food: A Modern Agricultural Miracle – The Heartland Institute – By Steve Goreham (Jan 24)
“Environmentalists label modern farming as unsustainable, blaming farming for polluting the planet and destroying the climate. But today?s food is abundant and nutritious…” – Link
EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further – Reuters – By Ludwig Burger, Foo Yun Chee (Jan 30) – Link
Stop the Food Label Fear-Mongering – US News & World Report – By Tom Vilsack (Jan 30)
“We all lose when food manufacturers create labels that play on consumers fears.” – Link
Coffee may come with a cancer warning in California – CNN – By Jen Christensen (Jan 31)
“The state keeps?a list of chemicals?it considers possible causes of cancer, and one of them,?acrylamide, is created when coffee beans are roasted.” – Link