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Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

By GFM Network News March 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed halting funding for rural clean water initiatives and reducing county-level staff, for a 21 per cent drop in discretionary spending at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a White House budget document. The $4.7 billion in cuts would leave USDA with a budget of […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Pacific trade pact countries seek ‘progressive’ way forward

By GFM Network News March 15, 2017

Vina Del Mar, Chile | Reuters — The remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are seeking a way forward on the trade pact, they said on Wednesday, as some emphasized the need for deals to address concerns about workers’ rights and other issues. The TPP, which originally covered some 40 per cent of global […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. Catholics allowed corned beef on Paddy’s Friday

By GFM Network News March 15, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — In recent weeks, the U.S. meat industry has found itself wrestling with a culinary conundrum: Would American Roman Catholics be able to eat corned beef this St. Patrick’s Day? Traditionally in the U.S., the Feast of St. Patrick — a celebration of Irish culture, and renowned for all things green — […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies, plaintiffs in U.S. suit say

By GFM Network News March 15, 2017

Reuters — Employees of Monsanto ghostwrote scientific reports that U.S. regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup herbicide does not cause cancer, farmers and others suing the company claimed in court filings. The documents, made public Tuesday, are part of a mass litigation in federal court in San Francisco claiming Monsanto […] Read more

Former deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer, shown here in 2007, is President Donald Trump’s pick for the USTR job. (Dole Institute of Politics via YouTube)

Livestock, Reuters

Trump’s trade nominee pledges tough enforcement

By GFM Network News March 14, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice for the top trade negotiator on Tuesday pledged an “America First” strategy to aggressively enforce U.S. laws and trade deals to stop unfair imports and push China to scrap excess factory capacity. Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative nominee, told senators at his confirmation hearing that […] Read more

Livestock

Saskatchewan tightens up powers on Crown land

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 13, 2017

New legislation giving the Saskatchewan government more powers to prevent misuse of Crown land, and more leeway in dealing with leaseholders, is now in effect. The province on Monday announced its new Provincial Lands Act and related regulations, introduced in the legislature last June, have been formally proclaimed and are now in effect, updating rules […] Read more

Sonny Perdue with wife Mary during a rain prayer service in 2007. (SonnyPerdue.Georgia.gov)

Crops, Reuters

U.S. ag secretary nominee submits ethics disclosures

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 13, 2017

Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agriculture Department said in Senate ethics disclosure forms that he would place his assets, which include part ownership of a grain merchandising company, into a blind trust. Republican Sonny Perdue was tapped to head the department the day before Trump’s inauguration. Progress on his […] Read more

Crops

Study finds organic’s sustainability ‘context-dependent’

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 11, 2017

When weighed for sustainability, the purported benefits and costs of organic agriculture can actually “vary heavily” from case to case, a new University of British Columbia study finds. The UBC study, titled “Many shades of gray: The context-dependent performance of organic agriculture,” published Friday in the U.S. journal Science Advances, sets out to “systematically review […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Caterpillar says compliant with tax laws after IRS claim

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 11, 2017

Reuters — Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it was compliant with tax laws, a week after federal law enforcement officials raided three of the company’s buildings in connection with a probe into the heavy machinery manufacturer’s offshore tax practices. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has challenged the company’s taxes for the years 2007-2012, the company said […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer, Monsanto start asset sale toward merger clearance

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 10, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters — German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and U.S. seeds company Monsanto are launching asset sales worth roughly US$2.5 billion as they seek regulatory clearance for their US$66 billion merger, people close to the matter said. To kick off an auction process, Bayer’s advisors will send out information packages next week […] Read more

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Other fruit-vegetable

Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

Pacific trade pact countries seek ‘progressive’ way forward

U.S. Catholics allowed corned beef on Paddy’s Friday

Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies, plaintiffs in U.S. suit say

Trump’s trade nominee pledges tough enforcement

Saskatchewan tightens up powers on Crown land

U.S. ag secretary nominee submits ethics disclosures

Study finds organic’s sustainability ‘context-dependent’

Caterpillar says compliant with tax laws after IRS claim

Bayer, Monsanto start asset sale toward merger clearance

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