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FARM MEETS LAB
Albuquerque JournalFor thousands of years, people who farmed the land have cross-bred and cross-pollinated plants as a way to bring out the most positive plant traits and stifle the expression of negative ones. Whether breeding for size, color, shape, taste or ability to...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Technology, Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Engineering
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BRIEF: New bill would require labels on GMO food
Greeley Tribune, Colo.Federal legislation that would require food labels to identify genetically engineered ingredients was introduced this week. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the bill, introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.,...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Science and Technology, St. Louis, Food and Drug Administration, Genetic Engineering
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Monsanto soybean oil could replace fatty fish acids
St. Louis Post-DispatchFatty acids don't sound like things that could be particularly good for you. But over the past decade, nutritionists and health organizations have said we need more of them -- specifically omega-3 fatty acids -- for cardiovascular and brain health....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations, Genetic Engineering
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USD Law School event explores ag antitrust concerns
Reprinted with permission from the Tri State Neighbor By Bruce Falk Editor, Tri State Neighbor VERMILLION - The South Dakota Law Review 2013 Symposium merged the worlds of law and agriculture March 15, bringing together thinkers from both fields...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Antitrust Issues, Agriculture, Laws, Consumer Goods Industries
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Farmer wins $2,500 for fire department to use to buy equipment
The Longmeadow Volunteer Fire Department will now be able to better serve the community thanks to the support of local farmer Ben Flaherty and America’s Farmers Grow Communities. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, which is the philanthropic arm of...
Tags: Charity, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Human Interest
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National Museum of American History to preserve ag heritage
WASHINGTON - On National Agriculture Day, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History unveiled a new website where the public can upload stories about technologies and innovation that have changed their work lives in agriculture-stories about...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Science and Technology, Science, Productivity, Museums
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Supreme Court: Justices leaning toward Monsanto in seed battle
WASHINGTON - Vernon Hugh Bowman seems comfortable with the old way of doing things, right down to the rotary-dial telephone he said he was using in a conference call with reporters. But the 75-year-old Indiana farmer figured out a way to benefit from...Tags: Technology, Consumer Goods Industries, Genetic Engineering, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology
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Seed patents before Supreme Court
The world's biggest seed company never saw Vernon Hugh Bowman coming. It should have because, beginning in May, 1999, the self-described, 75-year-old eccentric bachelor, who farms 300 acres of corn, soybeans and rusting machinery near Sandborn, IN,...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Supreme Court, Antitrust Issues
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Farming: Seed patents before Supreme Court
The world’s biggest seed company never saw Vernon Hugh Bowman coming. It should have because, beginning in May 1999, the self-described, 75-year-old “eccentric bachelor,” who farms 300 acres of corn, soybeans and rusting machinery...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, U.S. Supreme Court, Economy, Business and Finance, Antitrust Issues
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Farm profits boom amid employment bust as owners automate
The property Kevin Liefer and his son, Kirk, cultivate in southern Illinois has been expanding for decades without adding a single manager. These are boom times for farming and a bust for farm jobs. The 3,600 acres of mostly corn, wheat and soybeans the...Tags: Employment, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Investments
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Applications now open for Monsanto scholar program
ST. LOUIS /PRNewswire/ -- Texas AgriLife Research, an agency of the Texas A&M University System, and Monsanto Company announce the call for applications for students interested in pursuing research in wheat or rice plant breeding. Applications for...Tags: Science and Technology, Research, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Companies form collaboration on bio-based lubricants
ST. LOUIS and IRVINE, Calif., /PRNewswire/ - Recognizing the value biosynthetic oils could provide to farmers, the environment and the U.S. economy, Monsanto Company and Biosynthetic Technologies, LLC recently announced license and supply agreements...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science, Science and Technology, Automotive Equipment, Gold and Precious Material
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