中國參加TPP會議, 食品電影, 多的轉基因土豆批准 – 三月份的一周新聞 13

與農業技術有關的新聞, 生物技術, 貿易 ? 也許還有其他與農業有關的有趣項目 ? 將在整個星期內發佈在此頁面上 (隨著本週的進展，最新的項目將在?綠色 在部分的底部). ?請務必定期檢查.

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Seems rather appropriate to put this article up top to see. ?This is what it’s all about….

Finding the next generation of Norman Borlaugs to help feed the world – 德梅因註冊 – By Daniel P. Finney (三月 11)

“[P]eople with different talents and skills can help feed the world…” – 鏈接

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So why have “science superhero” Neil deGrasse Tyson in the main photo for this page? ?Well, because he’s the narrator for “食品演進” which is one of the film selections being screened March 14-26 during the Environmental Film Festival in Washington, DC.

See the story on that, and other items of interest below…

貿易, 與貿易有關, 基礎設施:

China to attend Trans-Pacific Partnership meeting – UPI – By Elizabeth Shim (三月 13)

王牌?s trade agenda faces challenge in winning over Republicans – MarketWatch – By William Mauldin & Jacob M. Schesinger from The Wall Street Journal (三月 13)

“Republican lawmakers are showing increasing resistance to President Donald Trump?s trade agenda, worried that his plans could hurt exports from their states and undermine longstanding U.S. alliances.” – 鏈接

Trump’s attack dog on trade – 政治, The Agenda – By Megan Cassella (三月 11)

“The California professor behind Trump?s anti-China policy is a mini-Trump himself.” – 鏈接

Ross says trade deal with Japan a ?very high priority? for Trump administration – The Japan Times / Kyodo (三月 11)

“The comment was taken as suggesting that the United States may propose talks for a bilateral FTA during a high-level economic dialogue the two governments are planning to start in April.” – 鏈接

中美. HOPES TO START NAFTA RENEGOTIATION TALKS SOON, SAYS COMMERCE SEC. ROSS – 新聞周刊 / 路透社 (三月 10)

“Ross told reporters that “sometime in the next couple of weeks” he hopes to send a letter notifying Congress that the Trump administration intends to launch NAFTA negotiations in 90 days.” – 鏈接

How U.S. Farms Win and Lose When Competitors Rise – 彭博社 -?艾倫·比耶加 (Alan Bjerga), Blacki Migliozzi and Cindy Hoffman (三月 13)

“很多年了, 中美. dominance as the top agricultural exporter has been slipping even as rising sales have allowed producers to prosper. Simply put, other countries have been able to catch up as they develop more farmland and improve their own trade prospects.” – 鏈接

Trump Boosts South America Trade Talks, Brazil Minister Says – 彭博社 – By Raymond Colitt and Bruce Douglas (三月 10)

“The Mercosur customs union plans to launch trade talks with Canada, 印度, and maybe South Korea and Japan in the next 18 個月, while cutting its own red tape using more “pragmatism and less ideology…” – 鏈接

UK looks to supercharge EU trade deals post-Brexit – The Telegraph (英國) – By Tim Wallace (三月 12)

“[Ť]hey [英國] are now looking at making this an interim position with the aim of making an even freer deal later, because the existing [美國] deals include chunks of protectionism added in by other EU governments in the negotiation stages previously.” – 鏈接

Vietnam Looks for Trade Deal with US – 飛 (三月 14)

“Some observers say Prime Minister Nguyen has a good chance to reach a trade deal with the U.S.” – 鏈接

World prepares to move on without U.S. on trade – 政治, The Agenda – By Adam Behsudi (三月 14)

“Competitors say they have no choice but to take the money U.S. businesses would have earned otherwise.” – 鏈接

股份公司, 農業技術, 生產, 相關問題:

Organic is a single part of a sustainable food system, and only works in certain contexts: 學習?- 食物導航 – By Louis Gore-Langton (三月 13)

GM BWX-resistant bananas start their journey to the farmer – 康奈爾科學聯盟 – By Patricia Nanteza (三月 6)

“這個?planting of this multi-location trial?is as historic as it is important in the journey to take?GM bananas to farmers in Uganda,?and later throughout?the region. For a GM crop to reach the farmers/consumers, it has to go through phases.” – 鏈接

Creole maize reveals adaptation secrets – 科學與發展網絡 – By Lucina Melesio (三月 10)

“Results will help breeders to obtain varieties better adapted to local conditions” – 鏈接

Avian influenza global spread raises concern for next human pandemic and poultry production – ABC Rural (澳大利亞) – By Sarina Locke (三月 13)

“Forty new countries have reported avian influenza since November 2016, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health, OIE.” – 鏈接

‘Tactical science’ new strategy for U.S. food safety – Southwest Farm Press – By Logan Hawkes (三月 9)

“America?s food supply… is under continuous threat from numerous foreign, emerging, and endemic pests, 疾病, and toxic elements, such as contaminants…” – 鏈接

Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould – New Scientist – By Chelsea Whyte (三月 10)

“This GM corn can police the Aspergillus fungus on its own cobs and stop it producing poisonous aflatoxin that causes liver disease and cancer.” – 鏈接

佛羅里達?s citrus production slides to historic low – 東南農場出版社 – By Brad Haire (三月 9)

政策, 監管性, 行動主義, 其他:

中美. approves 3 more types of Simplot GMO potatoes for sale this year – The Idaho Statesman – By Keith Ridler, 美聯社 (三月 13)

The battle over genetically modified food makes it to film – The Washington Post – By Vicki Hallett (三月 11)

Medium – Natural Assumptions???My failed attempt to defend Organic?農業- By Iida Ruishalme (二月 23)

“Having to change a deep-seated world view can be exhausting and painful. I am thankful for this experience and see it as a reminder to stay respectful of others, no matter what beliefs they may hold.” – 鏈接

ABC News to Face South Dakota Jury Over ?Pink Slime? Story – 華爾街日報 – By Peg Brickley (三月 14)

“Judge Gering, in rejecting ABC?s bid to have the case dismissed, said a jury could find the network was pursuing ?a negative spin? on the story before conducting any research and that Mr. Avilla had an anti-meat-industry agenda.” – 鏈接

我們認為富裕的土地 – 三角洲農場出版社 – 亨布里·布蘭登（Hempree Brandon） (三月 13)