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U.S. agriculture wary as Monsanto heads to Supreme Court
2013-02-15 10:46:45| Biotech - Topix.net
A 75-year-old Indiana grain farmer will take on global seed giant Monsanto Co at the U.S. Supreme Court next week in a patent battle that could have ramifications for the biotechnology industry and possibly the future of food production.
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U.S. agriculture wary as Monsanto heads to Supreme Court
2013-02-15 08:41:26| Chemicals - Topix.net
A 75-year-old Indiana grain farmer will take on global seed giant Monsanto Co at the U.S. Supreme Court next week in a patent battle that could have ramifications for the biotechnology industry and possibly the future of food production.
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Agriculture Committee Votes on Farm Policy Reform Plans
2013-02-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Agriculture Committee Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have set out their position on EU farm policy reform in texts voted on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 February, after more than a year-long debates with farmers, cooperatives, EU agriculture ministers, MPs, experts and academics. This position will pave the way for negotiations with EU member states.
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USDA Reports Say Climate Change Will Affect Agriculture
2013-02-14 22:34:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Two USDA reports say U.S. agriculture and forest management will have to adapt to climate change and that some of those efforts are already underway. "Its well documented that the climate is changing, that we are seeing changes in temperature and in changes in precipitation patterns, and that those changes are having implications for forests and for agriculture," says William Hohenstein, director of climate change program, USDA. "What these reports actually look at in more detail are the changes that we expect in changes in terms of extreme events. Changes in the probability of droughts, and floods and how that also will have implications for our resources." LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_866632"); read more
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EU Delivers â‚11 Billion Over Seven Years for Irish Agriculture
2013-02-13 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
IRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has underlined the importance of the EU budget agreement for Irish farmers. The deal guarantees funding of over €1.5 billion per year for Ireland from the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), following a strong defence of Ireland’s agriculture funding by the Taoiseach in the European Council.
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