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By Casey Langan, Regional Editor The Country Today MENOMONIE -- State Sen. Alice Clausing, D-Menomonie, has signed on as an early legislative supporter of a plan to save family farms.

From: Hindu Business Line, New Delhi/Chennai/Bangalore/Hyderabad / By Devinder Sharma As if the damage from the national agricultural policy is not enough, the government now plans to come out with another national policy -- for the food processing industry. And the next in the trilogy would obviously be a national policy for the biotechnology industry.

The US biotech firm AviGenics is genetically engineering a chicken to yield more meat. In addition, the company plans to insert a DNA copyright tag among its genes to stop anyone breeding it without permission.AviGenics is one of several US companies that are also adding human genes to chickens, in the hopes of turning the poultry

Oct. 30, 2000 WASHINGTON (AP) - Pledging to do a thorough review before allowing a variety of gene-altered corn in food, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans Monday for a 30-day public comment period and formal consultations with scientists.

The Associated Press State & Local Wire Alaska farmers are lining up in support of legislation seeking to ensure that newcomers to an area cannot sue a neighboring farm because of a distaste for the smell or noise. The so-called "Right to Farm" bill is sponsored by Rep. John Harris, R-Valdez, who represents Delta Junction.

www.farms.com / 02/07/2001 A Michigan judge has delayed until March 16 a hearing on litigation regarding the pork checkoff, according to newswire reports. In the meantime, the checkoff program will continue to operate as before.

The Des Moines Register / Jerry Perkins / October 31, 2000

New York Times / By ELIZABETH OLSON GENEVA, Oct. 30 - Nearly a year after violent demonstrations in Seattle disrupted the World Trade Organization's meeting of ministers and shredded its image, the group's leader, Mike Moore, is still trying to pick up the pieces.