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Border Agency Restarts Potato Dumping Review
A 25-year-old anti-dumping duty on imports of certain packages and types of U.S. potatoes into the British Columbia market will again be reviewed this summer, this time probing potato values during the 2007-08 crop year. Manitoba Co-Operator
Contracts for Potatoes not Completed
Just when it looked as if spring had arrived, southern Alberta was hit with one last snowstorm. Vauxhall Advance
More than Just Potato Chips
What began as a small idea has grown into reality, bringing numerous possibilities to the Upper Valley and the potential for bigger opportunities. Bugle-Observer Online
Germany to Allow GMO Potato Trials
Germany’s Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said on Monday she will allow test cultivation of a potato containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Reuters
World Potato Congress Proceedings Available Online
The proceedings from the 2009 World Potato Congress are now available online.
Canada Will Monitor Mexican Farm Workers
Thousands of Mexican workers needed for Canada’s growing season will have their temperature taken before being allowed to enter the country, in light of the swine flu outbreak, Canadian officials indicated Monday. CBCnews.ca
Vilsack: Climate Law Aids Farms
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says climate legislation should be a “net winner” for farmers, although details that will determine how much growers get paid for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions are yet to be worked out. Des Moines Register
USDA Conducts First Wide-scale Survey of Organic Industry
USDA will conduct the first-ever wide-scale survey of organic farming in the United States this year, to find out how the growth of organic farming is changing the face of U.S. agriculture.
Big Agriculture Takes Umbrage at Mrs. Obama’s Organic Garden
America’s powerful agribusiness lobby has hit back at Michelle Obama’s decision to make her new White House kitchen garden entirely organic, urging her to consider the use of appropriate “crop protection products.”Times Online
Nebraska Takes Irrigation Lead
Onetime Hardy, Neb., farm boy Craig Kirchhoff answered an ad in the late 1980s to move to California and switch from growing corn, soybeans and wheat to grapes. JournalStar.com
