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Adventures in Agriculture
U.S. gets approval for ozone-depleting pesticide, despite international objections |
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06 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Adventures in Agriculture U.S. gets approval for ozone-depleting pesticide, despite international objections Pursuing its goal of world destruction (mwahaha!), the U.S. won approval to continue using and making a pesticide banned under an international ozone treaty. The decision, which countered the recommendation of the treaty's technical committee, allows a 5,900-ton methyl bromide exemption in 2008 -- ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, news, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Like Blight on Rice
U.S. commercial rice crop contaminated with GM strain |
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22 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Like Blight on Rice U.S. commercial rice crop contaminated with GM strain The U.S. government admitted last week that its commercial supply of long-grain rice has been contaminated by an illegal, untested, genetically modified strain with the warm-and-fuzzy name of LLRICE 601. The European Union, the biggest importer of U.S. long-grain rice, may decide to delay or ban imports; Japan ... |
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| Topics: European Union, food and agriculture, GMOs, Japan, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Won't You Be My Labor?
Immigration crackdown exacerbates organic-farm labor shortage |
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14 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Won't You Be My Labor? Immigration crackdown exacerbates organic-farm labor shortage Organic farmers are desperately struggling to find workers, caught between rising demand and an ever-more-severe labor shortage. More than half of the 1.8 million farmworkers in the U.S. are here illegally, and increased border patrols have reduced the number of immigrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Service-s ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, Mexico, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Outstripped
Demand for organics outpacing local supply |
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10 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Outstripped Demand for organics outpacing local supply With demand for organic food soaring in the U.S. and U.K., manufacturers of organic products are struggling to find adequate supplies of organic ingredients and are increasingly looking and buying abroad. While exporters like Australia welcome the trend, it creates a dilemma for many organic enthusiasts, who also tend to support lo ... |
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| Topics: Australia, food and agriculture, news, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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Lather, Prince, Repeat
Prince Charles frets over climate change, promotes organic foods |
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31 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Lather, Prince, Repeat Prince Charles frets over climate change, promotes organic foods Britain's Prince Charles is getting dreadfully worried about climate change. In an interview with the BBC last week, he called it the "greatest challenge" to face humanity. And on CBS's 60 Minutes last night, he said, "You know, if you look at the latest figures on clima ... |
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| Topics: climate, food and agriculture, news, San Francisco, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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Arsenic and Old Rice
Arsenic levels in U.S. rice could pose health risk |
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03 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Arsenic and Old Rice Arsenic levels in U.S. rice could pose health risk U.S.-grown rice contains an average of 1.4 to 5 times the amount of arsenic found in rice from Europe, India, or Bangladesh. According to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, people consuming American rice at a "subsistence level" -- about one pound of dry rice a day -- may get a dose of ars ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, news, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Ubiquity Is the Mother of Reinvention
Labeling and certification move beyond organic in U.S. |
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19 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ubiquity Is the Mother of Reinvention Labeling and certification move beyond organic in U.S. With the U.S. organics industry going mainstream, a coterie of anti-The-Man farmers are getting out, eschewing federally regulated "organic" certification and creating terms and systems of their own to address eco-friendly agricultural practices not covered by the federal regs. The Food Alliance has created a cer ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, news, United States (all these topics) |
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