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WTO Chief Warns of Europe""s Inflexible Stance on Farm Policy

Agence France Presse LISBON, March 20 (AFP) - The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday accused the European Union of having a "very closed" attitude on farm policy.

Family Farmers to Focus on Five-Point Agenda for Reform

New Farm Bill, Anti-Trust Enforcement Among Farm Policy Demands FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brenda K. Foster, 202-331-4323, Vanguard Communications

Keep Your Sludge Out of My Sandwich!

In 1978, a team of scientists from Dow Chemical found that rats exposed to very low levels of dioxin developed liver cancer. This research, combined with earlier tests that demonstrated birth defects in mice at extremely low exposure levels, led to dioxin's characterization as "the most toxic synthetic chemical known to man".

New Genes and Seeds: Protesters in Europe Grow More Passionate

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The New York Times THE HAGUE -- At the big conference on genetically modified food here in January, the discussion among 300 participants in the hall was serious science -- intelligent, earnest and a bit dull.

US Wants First WTO Farm Meet to Produce Firm Plan

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - World farm trade talks will get off to a good start later this month if countries agree to a time frame for the negotiations and a schedule of meetings, a U.S. trade official said on Monday.

Feeding the World? The Upper Mississippi River Navigation Project (printable ver)

The US Army Corp of Engineers is currently conducting a seven year study on the need for navigational improvements on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and to quantify the environmental impacts of providing these improvements. Several multi billion dollar proposals are currently under consideration and

Corn Growers Question Need to Sacrifice Export Markets Due to Genetically Modified Crops

NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION Contact: Gary Goldberg, 918-488-1829, David Senter, 202-331-4348, acga@acga.org

China Seen Selectively Scaling Back Grain Protections

The Wall Street Journal / By STEPHANIE HOO SHANGHAI -- As China presses forward with reforming its inefficient grain sector, the government is severely narrowing the scope of state grain buying, but actively buying favored grains, analysts say.

Japan Examines U.S. Beef to Learn About Presence of Endocrine Disrupter

CongressDaily TOKYO--Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare is making an emergency examination of U.S.-grown beef for potential contamination by an endocrine disrupter, diethylstilbestrol (DES), in response to the finding of DES in U.S. beef exported to Switzerland, ministry officials said March 3.

Senators Skeptical of Secret China Deal

By Carter Dougherty / THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Clinton administration's refusal to make public the details of a landmark trade agreement with China is hampering efforts to win congressional approval for the deal, leading senators said.

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