Canada-EU deal back from the dead, NYT thinks it knows ag, and here comes the US election – 十月的新聞 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 紐約時報, “Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Gentically Modified CropsBy Danny Hakim (十月 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 theless-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 -?遺傳掃盲項目 – 通過??

The article is, 然而, far from ?extensive?, is inaccurate and thoroughly misleading.

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

The tiresome discussion of initial GMO expectationsWeed Control FreaksBy Andrew Kniss (十月 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.

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

Biotechnology Makes a DifferenceHuffington Post – 由博士. Robert T. Fraley (十月 31)

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

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

Rehashing a Tired ArgumentIllumination blog, by Kevin Folta (十月 30)

鏈接:?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 – 農業網 – ç”±Sonja Begemann (十一月 1)

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

?貿易, TRADE ISSUES, 基礎設施:

加拿大, EU Leaders Sign CAFTA – 農業網 – By Debra Beachy (十一月 1)

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

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

Drazek: Raising U.S. tariffs not a trade solutionFarmWeekBy Matt Kaye (十月 31)

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

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

Obama Makes a Long-Shot Bid for TPP Trade Deal – 華爾街日報 – By William Mauldin (十一月 1)

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

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

*注意 – 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: 報告 – 小山 – By Vicki Needham (十月 31)

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

自由貿易?s Bleak OutlookBloombergView – 社論 (十一月 1)

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

$8 Billion in Back-Logged Construction on Mississippi River – 農業網 -?By Ashley Davenport, Farm Journal Broadcast (十一月 2)

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

鏈接:?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 – 德梅因註冊 – By Deb Keller (十月 27)

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

政策, REGULATION, 行動主義, RELATED:

Hirshberg to Podesta: We don’t really know anything about GMOs – 小山 – By Julie Kelly (十月 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.

鏈接:?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? – 三角洲農場出版社 – by Hembree Brandon in Farm Press Blog?(十月 31)

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

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

股份公司, AG TECHNOLOGY, RELATED:

US Approves 2 Types of Genetically Engineered Potatoes – 農業網 / AP (十月 31)

鏈接:?HTTP://www.agweb.com/article/us-approves-2-types-of-genetically-engineered-potatoesnaa-associated-press/

The Chinese Really Hate GMOsOr Do They? – DTN/進步農民 – By Urban Lehner (十一月 1)

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

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