Friday, September 1, 2017

Vol. VI No. 666 Part 1c

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California Tightens Restrictions on Controversial Pesticide Chlorpyrifos - Modern Farmer
Activists maintain their call for a complete ban of the insecticide.
MODERNFARMER.COM

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New York to See Release of GMO Murder-Moths - Modern Farmer
Not everyone is thrilled at the prospect.
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Madrona Murphy "Murder-moths"?! The modification is interesting, the consequences perhaps less predictable than would be ideal, but that headline is worse

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The report highlighted the ageing population in rural areas across Europe, as only around 20% of the farmers are currently under 44 years old.


Legislators push smallholders to the heart of smart farming talks
Several EU lawmakers from the European Parliament's agriculture committee expressed their concerns on Wednesday (30 August) about the introduction of…
EURACTIV.COM|BY SARANTIS MICHALOPOULOS

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Mervyn L. Tano Joan Conrow: Good reading, but not for them who should be reading it.

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Mervyn L. Tano "A very good example is given by precision milking and feeding robots. The Netherlands, Germany and France are currently leading the shift towards automatic milking. Some 90 % of new equipment installations in Sweden and Finland, and 50 % in Germany in...See More

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This miracle weed killer was supposed to save farms. Instead, it’s devastating them.
The man-made disaster raises serious questions about the state of U.S. agriculture.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY CAITLIN DEWEY

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NOVA l PBS
August 29 at 7:38am
A massive new study contradicts decades of dietary advice.


People Who Follow Low-Fat Diets Have Higher Mortality Rates, Study Says - NOVA Next | PBS
Findings from a massive new study contradicts decades of dietary advice, but health officials will need more data before issuing new guidelines.
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Cornell Alliance for Science
August 29 at 3:21am
For example, 37 percent of those surveyed were unaware that all food contains genes, believing instead that only genetically modified (GMO) foods contain genes.


Americans confused about GMOs, food
Though Americans have abundant choices in the supermarket, they remain confused about food ingredients, GMOs and safety, according to a new poll by Michigan State University.
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Elisabeth Luard to Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery
August 9 at 5:53am
Comments, please, on our definition of next year's subject as posted on the OSFC website:
"Seeds are food in themselves, and they contain or promise multitud...
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Spanish honey production drops, as disappearing bees continue to sound alarm bells
Honey production in Spain dropped 4.08% last year, the country's agriculture ministry warned. A decline in bees, which pollinate between 5% and 8% of global food…
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