Baucus bill seeks to ease restrictions on U.S. food, medicine exports to Cuba.
Summer usually brings a wave of activity in Washington regarding Cuba policy, because that's when Congressional activity on spending bills heats up. But this year, it's been more like a ripple than a wave. The most decisive move has been the long-awaited introduction in the...

Egg labels and certifications: what do they mean?
RECENT POLLS AND SURVEYS SUGGEST THAT CONSUMERS are becoming more and more concerned about farm animal welfare. In a May 2003 poll, Gallup reported that 62 percent of Americans support passing strict laws concerning the treatment of farm animals. A 1995 national survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation reported...

Irrigation return flow or discrete discharge? Why water pollution from cranberry bogs should fall within the Clean Water Act's NPDES program.
I. INTRODUCTION II. POLLUTANT DISCHARGES FROM COMMERCIAL CRANBERRY PRODUCTION III. STATE V. ZAWISTOWSKI AND THE ATTEMPT TO USE PUBLIC NUISANCE AUTHORITY TO CONTROL POLLUTANT DISCHARGES FROM CRANBERRY BOGS IV. OVERVIEW OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT V. CRANBERRY BOGS, THE NPDES PERMIT PROGRAM, AND THE IRRIGATION RETURN FLOW EXEMPTION A....

Regulacion, utilizacion y practicas de venta minorista de los pesticidas en Trinidad y Tobago, Indias Occidentales: situacion actual y cambios necesarios.
ABSTRACT Objective. To explore pesticide regulation in Trinidad and Tobago, and to ascertain pesticide utilization and retailers' selling practices on Trinidad, which is the larger of twin islands that constitute the republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Methods. Between February and June 2005, agrochemical retailers in...

RP and Spain sign 9 accords; Cooperation in energy, aggie, tourism, etc. forged Spain earmarks P9.2-B for new RP investments.
Byline: GENALYN D. KABILING MADRID (via PLDT) - The Philippines and Spain signed nine bilateral agreements on economic and cultural cooperation yesterday, including an accord earmarking an initial R9.2 billion worth of investments and grants from the former colonial power in the areas of agriculture and fisheries....

ASABE members measure peanuts' moisture; while still in the shell.
Making sure that U.S. peanuts are top-quality requires drying them enough to prevent growth of fungi that can seriously decrease their market value. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a way to determine moisture levels without destroying the peanuts' shells, or pods, as is currently done. ...

Wheat prices may calm down.
Byline: Nidhi Nath Srinivas NEW DELHI: With the world likely to reap 45 million tonnes more wheat this year, you would expect prices to calm down a bit. However, in the past couple of days, a mixture of trading hiccups and supply squeezes have pushed wheat prices...

Inflation up as food prices soar.
NEW DELHI: Led by a sharp rise in the prices of commodities and food products, inflation in the country has moved up by 0.81 percentage points to 5.92% during the week ending March 8 from a year earlier. Inflation was 5.11% in the previous week. The present...

U.S. fruit, veggie exporters still can't crack Cuba market.
Cuba is spending more than ever on U.S. food imports--but that's not because bilateral ties have improved or because the Cuban leadership has suddenly acquired a taste for California cherries, Oregon pears or New York sweet corn. Rather, it's because Cuba's state food purchasing agency Alimport--forced to...

Global wheat prices hit nine-month low.
Byline: Nidhi Nath Srinivas NEW DELHI: Global wheat prices dropped to a nine-month low due to a bumper harvest in India and the US while rice shed $100 last week when consumers in Africa and Middle East baulked at paying through the roof. But the food crisis...