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Category Archives: Food And Agriculture
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Approps Amendment Sets a Dangerous Precedent
A number of media outlets including the New York Times reported on the June 15 vote on the House floor to deny funding for authorization of the genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon. In response, BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood admonished the action for setting a dangerous and inappropriate precedent. “This amendment does a grave disservice to our Government’s science-based regulatory system. President Obama has called for America to lead on new technologies so as to Read More >
Bill Gates: Innovation is Key to Helping Poor Farmers
“I’ve never been a farmer,” Bill Gates confessed at The Chicago Council’s Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security. “Until recently, I rarely set foot on a farm.” Yet, through the Gates Foundation, he is one of the world’s most powerful advocates for poor farmers and he is helping them gain access to technology that will help them grow their way to self-sufficiency. Right now, the average farmer in sub-Saharan Africa produces just over a Read More >
Face of a “Giant Agribusiness”
The Huffington Post ran on May 13 a very articulate piece authored by Minnesota corn farmer Noah Hultgren: According to some, I am a giant agribusiness — the worst kind of factory farmer. What qualifies me for this dubious distinction? Nothing except that, based on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) figures, my farm falls in the biggest six percent of U.S. farms. And these farms account for the bulk of federal farm policy support. It Read More >
Sustainability: Royal Skepticism Required
Blog entry written by Bill Horan – Rockwell City, IA Prince Charles likes to talk about “sustainability” so much that he used a version of the word 32 times in his recent speech about farming at Georgetown University. I didn’t attend the event because I was too busy planting crops here in Iowa. Commoners have to work for a living, after all. But I did find the time to read the text of his remarks. Read More >
Ag Biotechnology Playing Bigger Role in Food Output
CNBC published an online article on April 26 about technology’s role in meeting global food demand. Industries of all stripes typically look to technology to improve safety and cost efficiency. With both global food prices and concerns about food safety on the rise, technology is playing a more important role in the economics of the world’s food supply. Agricultural biotechnology is gaining traction worldwide as a method for improving crop yields. And thanks to new Read More >
