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Goodness there’s a lot of noise recently created by the latest and greatest bit of supposed agricultural reporting in 纽约时报, “Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Gentically Modified Crops” 丹尼·哈基姆 (å月 29)
不用说, 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 the “less-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 -?é—ä¼ æ‰«ç›²é¡¹ç›® – 通过?
“The article is, 然而, far from ?extensive?, is inaccurate and thoroughly misleading.”
链接:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/10/31/danny-hakims-new-york-times-gmo-expose-misleads/
The tiresome discussion of initial GMO expectations – Weed Control Freaks – By Andrew Kniss (å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.”
链接:?http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2016/10/the-tiresome-discussion-of-initial-gmo-expectations/
Biotechnology Makes a Difference – 赫芬顿邮报 – By Dr. Robert T. Fraley (å月 31)
“To me, all these numbers tell a clear story ? of improved food security and a more sustainable environmental footprint through biotechnology.”
链接:?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5817621be4b096e8706968ac?timestamp=1477928387878
Rehashing a Tired Argument – 照明åšå®¢, by Kevin Folta (å月 30)
链接:?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 – AgWeb – ç”±Sonja Begemann (å一月 1)
链接:?http://www.agweb.com/article/nyt-blasts-gmos-on-yield-pesticide-claims-naa-sonja-begemann/
?TRADE, TRADE ISSUES, 基础设施:
åŠ æ‹¿å¤§, EU Leaders Sign CAFTA – AgWeb – By Debra Beachy (å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.”
链接:?http://www.agweb.com/article/canada-eu-leaders-sign-cafta-naa-debra-beachy/
Drazek: Raising U.S. tariffs not a trade solution – FarmWeek – By Matt Kaye (å月 31)
“ä¸ç¾Ž. ag products would be an easy target for retaliation, according to the former USDA trade adviser.”
链接:?http://farmweeknow.com/story-drazek-raising-tariffs-trade-solution-3-148593
Obama Makes a Long-Shot Bid for TPP Trade Deal – åŽå°”街日报 – ç”±å¨å»‰Â·èŽ«å°”ä¸ (å一月 1)
“Administration hopes for a vote in Congress on the Pacific agreement during the lame-duck session”
链接:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-makes-a-long-shot-bid-for-tpp-trade-deal-1478014457
*æ³¨æ„ – 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: 报告 – å°å±± – By Vicki Needham (å月 31)
自由贸易?s Bleak Outlook – BloombergView – 社论 (å一月 1)
链接:?https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-01/free-trade-s-bleak-outlook
$8 Billion in Back-Logged Construction on Mississippi River – AgWeb -?By Ashley Davenport, Farm Journal Broadcast (å一月 2)
“Decaying river infrastructure is a major concern for corn farmers…”
Let common sense, not fear, dicatate trade policy – å¾—æ¢…å› å¯„å˜å™¨ – By Deb Keller (å月 27)
政ç–, REGULATION, 行动主义, RELATED:
Hirshberg to Podesta: We don’t really know anything about GMOs – å°å±± – 朱莉·凯利 (å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.”
Readin?, writin?, ?rithmetic and GMO-free school lunches? – 三角洲农场出版社 – by Hembree Brandon in Farm Press Blog?(å月 31)
One wonders: Just what, in their minds, would constitute ?conclusively supported good science??
链接:?http://deltafarmpress.com/blog/readin-writin-rithmetic-and-gmo-free-school-lunches