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EFSA rejects French move to ban GM crop in Europe

2014-08-05 15:31:55| Chemicals - Topix.net

The European Food Safety Authority has said French documentation supporting the country's attempt to ban Monsanto's MON810 genetically modified maize in Europe contains no new information or scientific basis to support such a ban.

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Warming Threatens Cut Crop Yields

2014-08-02 19:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Truthdig: Projecting the impact of climate change on global food production is no easy task. A warming climate might result in better crop yields in one region, but cause drought and crop failure in another. A new US study, published in the journal Environmental Letters, assesses the odds of a major slowdown in global food production over the next 20 years. Overall, the studys authors say, the likelihood of a sharp drop in yields of crops vital to food supply, such as wheat and maize, is not very high-but...

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Pilot of crop duster walks away from crash

2014-07-31 19:17:07| Waste Management - Topix.net

The site where a crop duster crashed in south-central Idaho is being cleaned up by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.

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July 28 Crop Progress: Corn, soybean development ahead of average; conditions drop slightly

2014-07-29 21:37:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

The corn and soybean crops continue to progress just ahead of average, with corn starting to hit dough stage and soybeans starting to set pods. Crop conditions are holding fairly steady, dropping just a point or two in the last week. read more

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