Publication archives

May 23, 2000 / PA News / Andrew Woodcock, Political Correspondent John Sanderson, a UK farmer who owns a 182 hectare mixed arable farm near Harleston and who inadvertently planted GM-contaminated oilseed rape was cited as saying today he had decided to dig up his crop.

May 23, 2000 / PA News / Amanda Brown, Environment Correspondent UK Agriculture Minister Nick Brown was cited as insisting today there are "no health or environmental risks" following the accidental planting of genetically modified oilseed rape on 600 farms.

By Jeremy Page BEIJING (Reuters) - On the eve of a crucial vote, China urged the U.S. Congress to grant it unconditional Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), saying that was a mutually beneficial precondition to a bilateral WTO deal.

Peoria Journal Star / Saturday May 13, 2000 / by Elaine Hopkins and Steve Tarter ACTIVISTS SAY THEY WEREN'T GIVEN VOICE IN TODAY'S FEDERAL MEETING Peoria--Butterflies, mutant corn cobs and specters of death will bring some unlikely drama to today's federal farm hearing at the Civic Center.

By TOM RAUM / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Both sides were stepping up a lobbying blitz on the eve of House debate over whether to liberalize trade ties with China. Supporters cautiously predicted victory, while labor unions and other opponents insisted the battle was not over.

May 20 2000 / Nanaimo Daily News / Editorial James Gaisford, a University of Calgary economics professor, was cited as telling a Red Deer audience recently that rising fears being expressed these days about genetically modified foods are foolish, adding, "My view is, I think all of this fear, 20 years from now, will seem silly."

May 20 2000 / Montreal Gazette / Letter Alfred Bacher of Saint-Lambert writes that it's still a minority, but a noisy one, who demands and demonstrates that all food be genetically pure. Everything should be organic as nature created it. Well, they may be dreaming.

May 22, 2000 / Alberta Report Newsmagazine / Economics / 37 / News / Mike Byfield