…the Soviet Union; (the board game is now also available in a Russian language version). The Farming Game® has sprouted new crops: a software edition and a book. It has…
Brexit May Help UK Biotech Approval Process
The CEO for Syngenta pointed to Brexit as a boost for the United Kingdom’s crop regulations, saying he sees the referendum vote to leave the European Union as an “opportunity…
Shade Plants
…though with diminished yields. Currants and gooseberries, on the other hand, thrive in fairly shady conditions and feel scalded when planted in full sun. European homesteaders typically plant these waist-high…
Agri View: Cannabis Oil Possibilities
…powerful, including monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and other highly active organic compounds. The essential oil is primarily made and distributed from France and various other European countries, but its exportation is somewhat…
Ag Groups Host Events at Party Conventions
…called Plate of the Union, which is a coalition of groups with close ties to the Environmental Working Group. Plate of the Union plans to highlight a radically different version…
Brexit Could Bring Market, Policy Impacts for U.S. Grains
Britain’s decision last month to leave the European Union could have both market and trade policy effects on the U.S. grain industry, though the U.S. Grains Council says exactly how…
Opening Markets for Almond Hulls
…the decreasing dairy industry in the state, we need other alternatives to put these hulls,” Van Meter says. “Three areas we are researching is China, the European Union and India.”…
NPPC President Weber Talks Exports, TPP on Capital Hill
…trade rules and the bar for future trade agreements, including the deal now being negotiated between the United States and the European Union – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…agricultural products, he said that the European Union “not only is maintaining their existing barriers, but also is actively pushing in TTIP to impose new barriers through special geographical indications…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…Japan Japan’s agricultural imports (nearly $60 billion in 2013) make it the world’s fourth-largest importer, after the United States, China, and the European Union (EU). Based on total calories consumed,…
EU Glyphosate Meeting Set for Next Week
The European Union will again attempt to reach a deal to reauthorize glyphosate next week. The EU has until the end of this month to approve the sale and use…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
…be nine million metric tons more than forecasted in April as wheat crops improve in the European Union, the United States and Russia. Bloomberg reports the International Grains Council expects…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
The European Union member states recently delayed a vote on the renewal of glyphosate. Monsanto said the EU’s risk assessment on glyphosate has been one of the most thorough reviews…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…important implementation and enforcement issues must be addressed as Congress prepares to consider TPP. In the case of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the European Union, Mooney…