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World Heritage Sites threatened by rising sea levels
| Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Rural NewsIn the Mediterranean region, there are numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in low-lying coastal areas. In the course of the 21st century, these sites will increasingly be at risk by storm surges and increasing coastal erosion due to sea-level rise.
Winter ticks killing moose at alarming rate
Science Daily | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Agriculture NewsResearchers have found that the swell of infestations of winter ticks -- which attach themselves to moose during the fall and feed throughout the winter -- is the primary cause of an unprecedented 70 percent death rate of calves over a three-year period.
Organic farming with gene editing: An oxymoron or a tool for sustainable agriculture?
The Conversation | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Agriculture NewsMany organic advocates claim that genetically engineered crops are harmful to human health, the environment, and the farmers who work with them.
FDA Removes 7 Synthetic Flavoring Substances from Food Additives List
FDA | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Food NewsThe FDA is amending its food additive regulations in response to two food additive petitions, to no longer allow for the use of a total of 7 synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers (adjuvants). The FDA determined that the data presented in one of the petitions submitted to the FDA by Breast Cancer Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumers Union, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Working Group, Improving Kids’ Environment, Natural Resources Defense Council, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and Mr.
America Is Drowning in Milk Nobody Wants
Bloomberg | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Agriculture NewsDairy farmers are under siege thanks to low prices and changing tastes. Even a one-week holiday shutdown by yogurt giant Chobani inflicted pain.New York dairy farmers who jumped at the chance to expand their herds five years ago are now wondering whether it was the right move. “We were told we needed to expand,” said Deb Windecker, a dairy and beef farmer in the Mohawk Valley, and a former Chobani supplier. “ ‘Yogurt capital, grow, grow, grow.’ And now everybody’s turned their back on us.”
Wilbur Ross opens new front in trade war with $11M in fish farm grants
Washington Examiner | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Federal NewsCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross doled out $11 million Wednesday aimed at jumpstarting the U.S. aquaculture industry, or fish farming, and limiting dependence on foreign seafood imports. “With such vast coastlines, there is no reason the United States should be importing billions of pounds of seafood each year,” Ross said. Growing a domestic aquaculture industry would create jobs while making the nation more food secure, he said.The U.S. imported more than 6 billion pounds of seafood, more than $21.5 billion worth, in 2017, according to the agency.
Beyond Meat vegan food company taps investment banks for IPO
CNBC | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Food NewsBeyond Meat has hired J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse for an initial public offering, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC. The IPO will be the first public stock offering for one of the slew of new companies that make vegetarian meat products that also appeal to carnivores.It's current investors include Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio Jack & Suzy Welch, Kleiner Perkins and Tyson Foods.
Trump tells May to abandon 'unjustified' food standards for Brexit trade deal
Business Insider | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Federal NewsDonald Trump announces his plan to negotiate a free trade deal with the UK after Brexit.
Wisconsin dairy farmers welcome new trade agreement but expect long-term decline to continue
Collegian | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe number of licensed dairy farms in Wisconsin dropped to a new, all-time low of 8,372 as of September 2018, according to the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The new NAFTA – now known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or MCA – agreed to this month should help, but dairy-farm organizations expect the downward trend to continue. Wisconsin dairy farmers' profit margins are being squeezed by several factors, said Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative's Director of Government Relations John Holevoet.
Farmers suing Monsanto, BASF over dicamba urge judge to keep litigation alive
Reuters | Posted onOctober 18, 2018 in Agriculture NewsFarmers suing over crop damage allegedly caused by Bayer AG unit Monsanto Co and BASF Corp’s dicamba-based seeds and weedkillers urged a federal judge on Monday to reject the companies’ motions to dismiss the cases. In filings opposing the requests for dismissal, lawyers representing the roughly 20 farms told U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, that the companies had ignored facts in an attempt to avoid responsibility for the alleged “ecological disaster” they created.