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3.30.2012The FDA Enters Withdrawal: The Future of Antibiotics on Farms -- The Atlantic NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] In this opinion piece, Dr. Robert S. Lawrence, a professor of Environmental Health Sciences,...
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3.30.2012Senators Unveil Major Components of New Farm Bill -- Delta Farm Press NewsFeed"North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad, Montana Sen. Max Baucus and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven have unveiled the “Revenue Loss Assistance and...
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3.30.20122 Studies Point to Pesticide as a Culprit in Bees’ Decline -- The New York Times NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] Two teams of researchers have published studies in the journal Science suggesting that low...
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3.29.2012Signs of Life for Farm Bill: Senate Agriculture Committee Could Mark Up Bill in April -- DTN The Progressive Farmer NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] The Farm Bill could get out of the Senate before the end of May, according to House Agriculture...
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3.29.2012IPCC Releases Full Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) -- IPCC NewsFeed"Evidence suggests that climate change has led to changes in climate extremes such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, in many...
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3.29.2012New IATP Series: What's at Stake in the 2012 Farm Bill? NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has a new series, “What’s at Stake in the...
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3.29.2012New Report Shows 17 Million Lives at Stake in Farm Bill Negotiations -- Oxfam America NewsFeed"More than 17 million people could receive life-saving food aid at no additional cost to U.S. taxpayers if Congress cuts red-tape in the U....
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3.29.2012US Organic Growers Appeal Lawsuit against Monsanto -- Reuters NewsFeed"A group of U.S. family farmers said on Wednesday it is appealing its lawsuit against Monsanto Co to challenge the company's patents on...
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3.28.2012Agricultural Research Funding in the Public and Private Sectors -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service NewsFeed"Data for public and private funding of food and agricultural research and development cover the years 1970-2009 (public) and 1970-2007 (...
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3.28.2012World Scientists Define United Approach to Tackling Food Insecurity -- Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security NewsFeed[Article Summarized by Meridian Institute] An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries this week released a detailed...