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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies,

06/16/2022 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

House Republicans oppose USDA meat investigator as poison pill

The House will vote on legislation to create a USDA special investigator to enforce fair-play laws in the meat industry despite last-ditch Republican efforts to quash the proposal.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, GMO's, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,

06/14/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

Pressure mounts on EU and NZ to review their strict anti-GMO policies - Alliance for Science

Two anti-GMO stalwarts — the European Union (EU) and New Zealand — are showing signs of softening their stance toward the technology in the face of climate change impacts and pressure to innovate. Regulators and others in the EU and NZ are advising that existing regulations are out of date and fail to reflect recent […]

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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Government / Policies, AgriBusiness,

U.S. Supreme Court takes no action on Bayer bid to nix weedkiller suits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took no action on Bayer AG's bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, Government / Policies,

Animals farmed: pigs cloned by robots, horsemeat trial and bird flu culls

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

Inheritance tax fears deterring agri-environment scheme entry - Farmers Weekly

Concern about the risk of changing their land's tax status is deterring farmers from entering agri-environment agreements requiring a change of use,

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TOPIC(S): USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Weather,

06/07/2022 SOURCE: youtu.be

Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Confronting Persistent Drought

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, USDA, Government / Policies, Commodity/Trade Groups,

06/07/2022 SOURCE: www.cottongrower.com

Cotton Gearing Up for the 2023 Farm Bill

As the 2023 Farm Bill debate begins, the cotton industry likes its current legislative status. But there’s still work to be done to protect – and possibly improve – it.

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TOPIC(S): USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Weather, Commodity/Trade Groups,

06/07/2022 SOURCE: texasfarmbureau.org

Proposed SEC rule pulls farms, ranches into regulatory target

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes to require publicly traded comp...

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Topics: GMO's, World Hunger, Biotech, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

Commentary: Head of regulatory affairs for African Agricultural Technology Foundation points out Zambia and Zimbabwe have been reluctant to accept donations of GM crops, even in times of hunger

To grow or not to grow: Africa’s lingering dilemma on GM crops - AATF - PROSPERITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

By Dr Francis Nang’ayo The potential revolution in farming made possible by Genetically Modified (GM) crops has been met with controversy, resulting in a great deal of ambivalence regarding policies for regulating this new technology. Whereas some farmers, mostly smallholders in developing countries, have adopted GM crops and are now growing them commercially, others have […]

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Fertilizer, Ag India, Government / Policies,

Government seizes 35,000 bags of urea diverted from agricultural use

Urea is a highly subsidised fertiliser and is sold at only Rs 266 per bag to farmers as against its actual cost of around Rs 3,000 per bag.

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