Prehistoric grains identified in Swiss Alps lunch box - Food Navigator -?By?Gill Hyslop (July?28)
"Scientists have discovered a 4,000-year-old ?lunch box? ? obviously lost by a plucky primitive traveler crossing the Swiss mountains ? contains microscopic traces of ancient wheat and rye." - Link
TRADE, TRADE RELATED, INFRASTRUCTURE:
U.S. Trade Leadership Has Been Absent Over a Decade - RealClearMarkets - By Ray Keating (July 31) - Link
Japanese frozen beef tariff rise causes US rift - GlobalMeatNews.com -?By?Oscar Rousseau (July 31)
"Japan?s decision to increase its tariffs on imported frozen beef imports has caused anger in the US." - Link
South Korea names new trade minister amid U.S. push to amend FTA - Reuters (July 30) - Link
Trade Spats and Border Tensions Cloud BRICS Meeting - Bloomberg (July 27)
"The BRICS have found little common ground in recent years as their growth trajectories diverged and geopolitical ambitions spurred tensions." - LinkUS defends chlorine-washed chicken amid backlash - GlobalMeatNews.com -?By Aaron McDonald (July 26)
"Trade negotiations between the US and UK regarding poultry imports should be based on ?sound science?, as opposed to politics and fearmongering." - Link
Britain and America suffer from similar delusions on trade - The Economist (July 27 edition)
"A special relationship with reality" - Link
Nafta Battle Will Test Strength of Renewed Canada-Mexico Ties - Bloomberg - By Eric Martin and Josh Wingrove (Aug 1) - Link
Senate Democrats Seek to Outdo Trump on Trade - New York Times - By Binyamin Appelbaum (Aug 2)
"...are seeking to recapture the loyalty of voters convinced that globalization is eroding their fortunes and prospects." - LinkAG, AG TECH, RESEARCH, PRODUCTION, PROTECTION, RELATED ISSUES:
GM plant-derived omega-3 successfully cultivated on commercial scale - NutraIngredients.com -?By Will Chu (July 28)
"Commercial production of omega-3 supplements sourced from genetically modified plants is the subject of research that could ease the pressure on traditional marine-derived supplies of fish oils." - Link
Could AgTech Solve Water Scarcity Issues? - Farm Journal Ag Tech - By Ben Potter (July 20)
?We?re trying to help growers get usable information to improve their practices for both economic and ecological sustainability" - Link
Ag scientists call for new global crop alliance - Feedstuffs (July 31)
"Network to take worldwide approach to crop research to support food security." - Link
Loss of Fertile Land Fuels 'Looming Crisis' Across Africa - New York Times - By Jeffrey Gettleman (July 29)
"Climate change, soil degradation and rising wealth are shrinking the amount of usable land in Africa. But the number of people who need it is rising fast." - Link
Hi-tech agriculture: a solution and a challenge - Viet Nam News - By Vo Tri Thanh (Aug 1) - Link
Bees Are Bouncing Back From Colony Collapse Disorder - Bloomberg - By Alan Bjerga (Aug 2) - Link
POLICY, REGULATORY, ACTIVISM, OTHER:
Costs mounting for delayed approval of GE crops in Africa - Feedstuffs (July 31)
"Model predicts unjustified delays in approving biotech crops in Africa may take thousands of lives." - Link
Behind the NY Times glyphosate fiasco: Why anti-GMO activists turned on Ben & Jerry?s - Genetic Literacy Project - By Kevin Folta (July 28)
"OCA [Organic Consumers Association] has been trying to get their followers to petition Ben and Jerry?s go ?Go Organic!? for a long time. When the company failed to take action, OCA and others orchestrated a media-enabled smear campaign." - LinkBen & Jerry?s says product is safe after traces of glyphosate found in ice cream - Dairy Reporter - By?Mary Ellen Shoup (July 27)
"Unilever-owned Ben & Jerry?s has said that its ice cream products are safe to consume after independent lab testing by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) found that certain ice cream samples tested positive for glyphosate." - Link
