Syngenta: ‘No merit’ to nearly 1,000 GMO lawsuits in court
In the face of nearly 1,000 legal complaints charging Swiss-based Syngenta with contaminating the nation’s corn with genetically modified (GMO) seed carrying the MIR 162 trait, U.S. spokesman Paul Minehart says the company believes there’s no merit to the complaints.
USDA seeking faster rule on mechanically tenderized beef
The USDA will seek sped-up approval of regulations to expand labeling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told the U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Feb. 25.
Is agriculture at war? Mark Bittman thinks so. Bittman is a journalist, food writer and author, who is an outspoken critic of U.S. agriculture and the food industry.
Crunching the numbers for 2015 Indiana’s public schools
The good folks at the Indiana Department of Education sent me some school finance numbers to play with. School finance is a big topic in the Indiana General Assembly this year, so this is a good time to do some number crunching.
The Michigan Wheat Program is getting ready to host its annual winter grower meeting. The one-day event will be March 11 at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth.
National Wheat Foundation, BASF announce wheat yield competition
The National Wheat Foundation announced the creation and implementation of a National Wheat Yield Contest during a press conference at the Commodity Classic in Phoenix.
