Study Shows ‘Lean Finely Textured Beef’ Improves Burger Quality
Publication — University of Arkansas Newswire Date — March 21, 2012 Website — http://newswire.uark.edu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Consumers worried about the quality of ground beef based on recent media...
View ArticleBiotechnology enters mainstream agri-production in Asia
Publication — The News (Pakistan) Author — By Munawar Hasan Date — April 15, 2012 Website — www.thenews.com.pk SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES: Asian countries are increasingly adopting biotechnology for...
View ArticleKeeping the Sweet Corn Sweet
Who loves sweet corn as much as we do? Bugs! Just about everyone knows the frustration of driving to the grocery store or your local market, locating the bins of freshly-picked sweet corn, and shucking...
View ArticleWorm turns sheep clone to “good” fat: China scientists
Publication — Reuters Author — By Tan Ee Lyn Date — April 24, 2012 Website — www.reuters.com (Reuters) – Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a “good” type of fat...
View ArticleBPI to close Waterloo plant permanently
Publication — Des Moines Register Author — By Dan Piller Date — May 7, 2012 Website — http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com Beef Products Inc. said Monday it will close permanently the three plants,...
View ArticleTrade barriers and small-scale farmers
Nigerian Business Day July 23, 2012 The free trade flows that have powered robust global economic growth since the end of World War II are increasingly coming under threat. If left unchecked, a wave of...
View ArticleBridges: Drought would be worse without pesticides
Des Moines Register July 25, 2012 The Midwest “flash drought” is withering much of our 2012 corn crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced July 18 that 1,297 counties in 29 states are disaster...
View ArticleOrganic Is Overrated
Hoover Institution Journal By Henry I. Miller July 26, 2012 Website – www.hoover.org For safe, sustainable, and healthy food, there’s only one way to go: genetically modified. The critics of genetic...
View ArticleFood Price Volatility a Growing Concern, World Bank Stands Ready to Respond
The World Bank July 30, 2012 WASHINGTON, July 30, 2012—Given the exceptional drought in the US, current crop conditions in other grain producing regions, and the resulting increase in international...
View ArticleRising global protectionism worrisome, WTO report says
Source – Sun-Star (Philippines) Date – 19 Jan 2014 Website – www.sunstar.com.ph The World Trade Organization (WTO) is pushing anew for free trade as it sounded the alarm over the rise in economic...
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