Agriculture

US and Brazil Agree to Pe-summit Summit

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Sugar, Citrus At Odds With Bush

The Miami Herald | By PETER WALLSTEN | November 3, 2003 Listeners to Spanish-language radio in South Florida tuned in last week to hear a surprising political ad aired by the state's sugar makers.

Citrus Industry Fears For Survival

The Miami Herald | By NANCY SAN MARTIN AND RICHARD BRAND | November 2, 2003 The oranges that weigh branches down on row after row of trees as far as the eye can see make a beautiful sight. But immersed in the intoxicating scent of citrus is a death threat to Florida's signature industry.

Farm Subsidies Seen As Central To FTAA

The Miami Herald | By JANE BUSSEY | October 29, 2003 Only if the United States makes major concessions on the politically charged issue of farm subsidies will the Western Hemisphere be able to craft a Free Trade Area of the Americas, several leading regional trade analysts agreed Tuesday.

Foley Urges Protection For Agriculture During Trade Talks

Palm Beach Post (Florida) By SUSAN SALISBURY | October 28, 2003 Florida agriculture is an economic powerhouse for the state that cannot be sacrificed in the upcoming negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas, U.S. Rep. Mark Foley said Monday.

Latino Politics, Miami Beached

Globe and Mail | By Naomi Klein | October 23, 2003

Farmers and Labor Press Global Trade as a Campaign Issue

New York Times | By ELIZABETH BECKER | October 21, 2003 CHURDAN, Iowa - When unions go on strike here, local farmers usually show up at picket lines with hogs and fresh produce to make sure the workers' families have food on their tables.

The Hypothesis Of A "Light" FTAA

Gazeta Mercantil Online | October 20, 2003

Harvesting Poverty; The Fabric of Lubbock""s Life

New York Times | October 19, 2003 Lubbock is a rock-solid, conservative kind of place, located where northwest Texas meets the southernmost part of the great American plains. Its citizens like to think of themselves as self-reliant straight talkers. It seems strange, then, to think of this region as a sprawling welfare case.