Source: OrganicConsumers.org
The United Sates Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting public
comments regarding the commercial approval of a genetically engineered plum,
known as "C5." The approval of C5 would be the first widely released
genetically engineered (GE) tree in the United States.
Source: UPI Breaking News 2004
UPI investigation confirms the complaints of consumer groups who say the untested cows are evidence of further problems with the USDA's surveillance plan.
Source: Organic Consumers pdf UN-WHO
The United States is violating all four concrete recommendations laid down by the World Health Organization to prevent the spread of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), or Mad Cow disease, into the human population.
Source: washingtonpost.com
Career appointees at the Dept of Agriculture were stunned last week to receive e-mailed instructions that include Bush administration "talking points" -- saying things such as "President Bush has a clear strategy for victory in Iraq" -- in every speech they give for the department
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Short article about organic foods and USDA labeling. Despite the fact that shoppers pay, on average, 50 percent more for organic food, organic products are one of the fastest-growing categories in the food business.
Source: niemanwatchdog.org
How is it possible that just as mad cow disease appears to be becoming more prevalent in the United State, the USDA is scaling back its mad cow testing program?
Source: alternet.org
"Farmers and environmentalists are suing federal agencies for allowing a bio-technology giant to market genetically modified alfalfa, allegedly without fully considering potential harm to the American food supply and environment.
Source: wired.com
Researchers hoping to ease America's oil addiction are turning sawdust and wood chips into bio-oil, a thick black liquid that could become a green substitute for many petroleum products.
Source: USDA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—Two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) teams have won the agency's top technology transfer award for developing catfish vaccines and designing a humane lancet for drawing blood from laboratory mice.
Source: apnews.myway.com
Satellites have monitored crop conditions around the world for decades, helping traders predict futures prices in commodities markets and governments anticipate crop shortages.
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