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4.13.2012FOOD SECURITY: Genetically Modified Crops Are Described as One Tool Needed for Climate Readiness -- ClimateWire NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] Nina Federoff, a professor of biology at Pennsylvania State University, and president of the...
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4.13.2012Drastic Changes Needed to Curb N2O, Most Potent Greenhouse Gas: Study -- Phys.Org NewsFeed"Meat consumption in the developed world needs to be cut by 50 per cent per person by 2050 if we are to meet the most aggressive strategy,...
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4.13.2012The Myth of Sustainable Meat -- The New York Times NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] In this opinion piece, James E. McWilliams, the author of “Just Food: Where Locavores Get It...
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4.12.2012Grassley Sees August Farm Bill Deadline -- The Des Moines Register NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Congress must pass a new farm bill by August, or delay until...
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4.12.201248% of Chicken in Small Sample Has E. Coli -- The New York Times NewsFeed"A recent test of packaged raw chicken products bought at grocery stores across the country found that roughly half of them were...
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4.12.2012Report Says a Crop Subsidy Cap Could Save Billions -- The New York Times NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] A new report released Thursday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) states that the...
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4.12.2012Oxfam Releases Satirical Video in Food Aid Reform Push -- Oxfam America NewsFeed"As legislators in the US Senate work to craft the 2012 Farm Bill, international relief and development organization Oxfam America released...
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4.12.2012Poor Farming Practices Foul Drinking Water at the Source -- Environmental Working Group NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released a new report, “Troubled Waters: Farm...
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4.11.2012‘Fabricating It’: Opponents Wrong On Antibiotics Use -- National Pork Producers Council NewsFeed"A study conducted by Kansas State University shows that opponents of antibiotics use in livestock production wildly overestimate the...
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4.11.2012Nutrition, Hunger Groups Mount Campaigns, but Take Different Approaches to Farm Bill -- The Hagstrom Report NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] While nutrition groups and anti-hunger organizations have mounted vigorous campaigns to maintain...