Agriculture

Free Trade""s Dual Impact Down on the Farm

Christian Science Monitor | January 15, 2002 | By Laurent Belsie, Staff writer of The Christian Science Writer MOLINE, ILL. - Even as President Bush extols open markets, farmers wonder who wins.

Cargill Reports 34% Increase in Second Quarter 2002

Cargill Press Release | January 15, 2002 MINNEAPOLIS, MN--Cargill today, January 15, reported $234 million in earnings for the second quarter ended Nov. 30, up 34% from $174 million earned in the same period a year ago. Earnings for the first six months of fiscal 2002 totaled $522 million, a 51% increase from the $346 million net income reported in last year's first half.

Agriculture-Peru: Protectionist Measures Sought by Farmers

Inter Press Service | January 14, 2002 | By Abraham Lama LIMA - Peruvian farmers and agricultural experts are demanding credit and protectionist measures from the government to help the impoverished rural population, most of whom still work the fields using tools whose design dates to the pre-Hispanic era.

Significant Biodiversity Loss Across North America Says CEC

American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)| Montreal, 7 January 2002 North America is facing a "widespread crisis" due to its shrinking biodiversity, according to a new report released today by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).

Canada Dairy Fight Raises Questions on Agriculture, Dispute Rules

Inside US Trade | January 4, 2002

Fast-Track Sets Hurdles to Tariff Cuts for Hundreds of Ag Products

Inside US Trade | December 14, 2001

Commentary: Subsidies Help Grain Cartel Much More than Farmers

St. Louis Today | By Keith Mudd | December 11, 2001

Precautionary Principle

New York Times | December 9, 2001 | By MICHAEL POLLAN