News items related to ag biotech, Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð³Ñ–Ð²Ð»Ñ ? and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture ? буде розміщуватиÑÑ Ð½Ð° цій Ñторінці протÑгом Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¶Ð½Ñ (as the week progresses newly added items will be in?зелений внизу розділів). ?Be sure to check in regularly!
ТОРГІВЛЯ, TRADE ISSUES:
Trade Deals- Hard Bargain – The Economist (Жовт 1)
“Lacking clear American leadership, the global trade agenda is floundering”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21707940-lacking-clear-american-leadership-global-trade-agenda-floundering-hard
How Did Foreign Trade Emerge as Bipartisan Bogeyman? – Times of San Diego – By Chris Jennewein (Жовт 1)
“Study after study has shown that trade?s benefits are widespread, but its harm is targeted.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2016/10/01/how-did-foreign-trade-emerge-as-a-bipartisan-bogeyman/
How TTIP Lost Steam – Trade’s Headwinds – Foreign Affairs – Tyson Barker (Sep 28)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2016-09-28/how-ttip-lost-steam
Froman: Making the strategic and economic case for TPP – Houston Chronicle – By Michael Froman (Sep 27)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Froman-Making-the-strategic-and-economic-case-9304595.php
Trump Says He’ll Renegotiate Trade Deals, Not Kill Them – AgWeb – By Debra Beachy (Sep 30)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.agweb.com/article/trump-says-hell-renegotiate-trade-deals-not-kill-them-naa-debra-beachy/
Hoping Hillary Clinton changes her mind on the Trans-Pacific Partnership – The Seattle Times, Editorial (Sep 30)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/hoping-hillary-clinton-changes-her-mind-on-the-trans-pacific-partnership/
EU and US trade negotiators seek to get TTIP talks back on track – The Guardian (ВеликобританіÑ) – By Jennifer Rankin (Sep 30)
“Officials will rush to ?lock in progress? on controversial trade deal before Barack Obama leaves White House in January”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/30/ttip-eu-and-us-trade-negotiators-seek-to-get-talks-back-on-track
White House’s Last TPP Pitch to Congress: ?What’s the Alternative?? – Roll Call – By John T. Bennett (Sep 3o)
ПоÑиланнÑ: http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/white-houses-last-tpp-pitch-to-congress-whats-the-alternative#sthash.vMRK5vFa.dpuf
Yeutter says Pacific trade pact big U.S. win – Lincoln Journal-Star (ÐебраÑка) – By Don Walton (Жовт 1)
Yuetter said it is “most unfortunate to be engaging in all this demagoguery over international trade” when U.S. економічної, foreign policy and national security interests are at stake.
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/yeutter-says-pacific-trade-pact-big-u-s-win/article_1d146bf1-f770-5d91-ac59-96495118559e.html
Brexit Is Chance to Spur Biotechnology, Може?s Policy Chief Says – Блумберг – By Alex Morales (Жовт 3)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/brexit-is-chance-to-spur-biotechnology-may-s-policy-chief-says
Думка: Trade Is win-win – The Oklahoman -?
“Nothing promotes economic fallacies better than a presidential election.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://newsok.com/article/5521009
Merkel says EU, U.S. should keep talking on free trade deal – Reuters (Жовт 5)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-usa-ttip-germany-idUSKCN1251HZ?il=0
Why is globalisation under attack? – BBC -?
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37554634
U.S. Agriculture Officials Advocate Trade Deal – Wall Street Journal – By Jacob Bunge (Жовт 6)
“фермери, ranchers, food companies are beneficiaries of exports, officials say”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-agriculture-officials-advocate-trade-deals-1475785889
China eyes progress at APEC for China-backed free trade area – Daily Mail (ВеликобританіÑ) / Reuters (Жовт 6)?
“China fears the TPP is being used by the United States to either force it to open markets by signing up or else isolate it from other regional economies as trade is diverted to TPP signatories.”
ПоÑиланнÑ: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3824714/China-eyes-progress-APEC-China-backed-free-trade-area.html#ixzz4MPukhtKw
Obama says protectionism no answer to inequalities of globalization – Reuters (Жовт 6)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obama-economist-idUSKCN1260WJ
AG, AG TECH, ВИРОБÐИЦТВО:
Продовольча безпека: Biotechnology To The Rescue – ЛідерÑтво (ÐігеріÑ) – By And Chika Mefor (Sep 27)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.leadership.ng/features/552116/food-security-biotechnology-to-the-rescue
Ethiopia soil map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight – Thomson Reuters Foundation – By Pius Sawa (Sep 29)
“The project in the Horn of Africa nation is already achieving results, with new fertilizer combinations boosting wheat yields from around 1 tonne to 3 tonnes per hectare on more than 40 percent of its agricultural land last year.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-climatechange-agriculture-idUSKCN11Z197
Ultra-modern hog barn opens in Iowa – Корми – By Krissa Welshans (Sep 26)
“The facility is equipped with all of the newest technology available in pig farming and is uniquely designed to be animal friendly, environmentally friendly and neighbor friendly.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://feedstuffs.com/story-ultra-modern-hog-barn-opens-iowa-45-147116
GMO Answers Kicks Off Annual “Get To Know GMOs” Month – Yahoo!Ðовини / PRNewswire (Жовт 3)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.yahoo.com/news/gmo-answers-kicks-off-annual-know-gmos-month-140000023.html
GMOs Are a Necessity?for Farmers and the Environment – Wall Street Journal – By Robert T. Fraley (Жовт 3)
“After 20 років, the data are in: Genetic modification boosts crop yields by 21% and cuts pesticides by 37%”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/gmos-are-a-necessityfor-farmers-and-the-environment-1475537025
Cows Engineered with Human Genes Could Stop Our Next Disease Outbreak – MIT Review – By Emily Mullin (Жовт 4)
“Cattle that can crank out human antibodies are being tested as a first line of defense against infectious diseases.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602530/cows-engineered-with-human-genes-could-stop-our-next-disease-outbreak/
Jack and the non-GMO beanstalk – Marketplace – By Annie Baxter (Жовт 4)
“[S]ome farmers don?t even see the financial incentives as worth it, given all the extra work non-biotech soybeans entail.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.marketplace.org/2016/09/22/sustainability/non-gmo-soybeans-are-lot-work
ТанзаніÑ?s First Genetically Modified Crop Trial Has Begun – MIT Technology Review – By Jamie Condliffe (Жовт 5)
“Many African countries have been reluctant to permit GM foods to be grown or imported, but opposition has softened amid a punishing drought.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602560/tanzanias-first-genetically-modified-crop-trial-has-begun/
ÐОРМÐТИВÐИЙ, ПОЛІТИКÐ, ÐКТИВИЗМ:
Walmart and Others Are Being Asked to Stop Selling as Much Meat – Фортуна / Reuters (Sep 26)
“Among the companies targeted were Kraft Heinz, Nestle, Unilever, Tesco and Walmart, a statement by the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return Initiative, which organized the investor group…”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://fortune.com/2016/09/26/walmart-meat-sales/
Nobel laureate Richard Roberts: Opposition to GMOs is an ?indulgence of the affluent? – Проект генетичної грамотноÑÑ‚Ñ– – Ðвтор?
“Roberts condemns the European Union?s legislation and blocking of GMO cultivation in Africa. He?ll be speaking at the European Parliament in a couple of weeks.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/09/29/nobel-laureate-richard-roberts-opposition-gmos-indulgence-affluent/
Late 2017 expected completion of Bayer/Monsanto purchase – Southwest Farm Press – By Ron Smith (Sep 29)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://southwestfarmpress.com/regulatory/late-2017-expected-completion-bayermonsanto-purchase
фермер?s Daughter: New York PTA misguided on GMOs – AgDaily – By Amanda Zaluckyj (Sep 30)
“After years of priming the pump with false studies, scary headlines, and social media graphics, those opposing biotechnology finally feel as though the climate is right for such a ridiculous proposal.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.agdaily.com/features/farmers-daughter-n-y-parents-group-misguided-gmos/
Glyphosate has become lightning rod for environmental activists – Delta Farm Press -?by Forrest Laws in Farm Press Blog?(Жовт 3)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://deltafarmpress.com/blog/glyphosate-has-become-lightning-rod-environmental-activists
The poor suffer most from runaway regulation – Пагорб -?By Henry I. Miller (Жовт 2)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/298797-the-poor-suffer-most-from-runaway-regulation
On a mission to ‘agvocate’ – Farm Industry News – By Willie Vogt (Жовт 4)
“We are moving from a science-based conversation to a discussion with folks that oppose what we do and help them bridge to the benefits of what [фермери] do.”
Could California’s attack on agriculture be fatal blow? – Western Farm Press – By Todd Fitchette in Farm Press Blog?(Жовт 3)
“How much longer can California agriculture legitimately continue to remain in business under current political climate?”
‘Advocacy Research’ Discredits Science And Aids Unprincipled Activism – Forbes.com – By Henry I. Miller and Robert Wager (Жовт 5)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2016/10/05/advocacy-research-discredits-science-aids-unprincipled-activism/#627fafb868d3
Glyphosate in wine and cereal? Why dubious detection methods undermine GMO scare claims -?Проект генетичної грамотноÑÑ‚Ñ– – Ðвтор?
“So has glyphosate ?infiltrated?our food supply? as anti-GMO and anti-chemical campaigners claim?”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/10/05/glyphosate-wine-cereal-dubious-detection-methods-undermine-gmo-scare-claims/
Chinese National Jailed for Stealing Corn, US Trade Secrets – VOA (Жовт 6)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-businessman-sentenced-in-trade-secret-theft/3539871.html