Most Americans Support Existing Biotech Labeling
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The International Food Information Council
2012 “Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology &
Sustainability” survey shows that Americans remain highly
supportive of existing federal rules for labeling foods produced
through biotechnology and very few cite biotechnology as an
information need on the food label. More>>
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At what cost the disconnect between agriculture
and the public?
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Most citizens today are three generations removed
from the farm — they don’t know where their food
comes from, and they don’t understand the importance of
agriculture and agricultural research, or why money needs to
be spent to maintain our agricultural infrastructure. More>>
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Farmers plan 2012 crops; peanut acreage to
triple
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| Farmers in Mississippi, where an Oklahoma peanut
processor proposes to set up two buying and drying warehouses
in time for this year’s crop, plan to triple their peanut
acreage, the National Agricultural Statistics Service says.
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Corn Acreage is Big News in USDA Planting
Report |
There are still many sharp turns and bumps
in the road between now and fall harvest, but a crop report
issued Friday by the Agriculture Department indicates that
farmers in the United States are preparing to plant 95.9 million
acres of corn, one of the largest crops in history, according
to the American Farm Bureau Federation. That number was much
higher than grain industry analysts had expected. More>>
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