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Countries can opt-out of approved GM crops, says EU

2014-12-05 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology

The European Union has given member states the option of banning use of genetically modified (GM) crops despite the approval for cultivation by the 28-nation bloc's food safety authority.

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Crops contribute to Climate Change in a substantial way

2014-11-23 05:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Maine News: Since long climate change has been on the cutting edge of both public plan and research. A recent research carried out in this context has found that the expanding agriculture production has a remarkable role to play in mounting carbon dioxide swings and hence contributing to climate change in the long-run. This study so done is a joint effort by researchers from Boston University, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

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Cover crops release more nutrients than they accumulate

2014-11-17 23:03:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Joel Gruver, Western Illinois University agronomist, planted specific cover crops in a band, then after their demise he pulled soil samples in the cover crop row and compared them to samples taken 15 inches off the row. There were substantial differences in soil-test levels of P and Kcomparable to a nutrient-banding effect from a commercial fertilizer (banding) applicator, Gruver says. Bottom Line read more

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Monsanto, Dow To Challenge Maui County's Ban Of GM Crops

2014-11-17 14:13:14| Chemicals - Topix.net

MONSANTO, DOW TO CHALLENGE MAUI COUNTY'S BAN OF GM CROPS Nov. 17, 2014 Agri-Pulse reports: Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences say they will challenge an initiative passed by voters in Hawaii's Maui County that places a moratorium on growing genetically modified crops. The companies farm more than 3,500 acres in the county, which includes the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molakai, and employ more than 600 people there.

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EU ministers approve of law for banning genetically modified crops

2014-11-12 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology

Limiting the chance of the use of genetically modified (GM) crops in European Union countries, EU politicians have supported a plan to allow nations to ban GM crops on their soils even if they are given permission to be grown there.

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