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Judge Forces USDA to Disclose Fields of Roundup Ready Alfalfa [1]

A judge's decision has cracked open the black box of at least one genetically engineered crop: alfalfa.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Food [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Federal Crop Insurance: Can It Keep Up With Climate Change? [7]

According to a recent GAO report, the nation's federally subsidized crop insurance program might not be ready to manage increasing risks to US crops due to climate change.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [8]
Agriculture [3]
Water & Oceans [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon [10]

FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [11]
Food [4]
Technology [12]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble [13]

Emerging evidence suggests another nemesis should be on the priority list of agricultural production threats - a significant decline in the animals that pollinate crops (bees, insects, birds, bats, etc.).
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Food [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data [14]

The Bush administration is killing a longstanding program that publishes free the information it gathers on the application of pesticides and fertilizer by U.S. farmers.

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WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [16]
Chemicals [11]
Agriculture [3]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [17]

New language added to the 2007/08 Farm Bill by conferees at the 11th hour could create a sweeping new secrecy mandate that would prohibit the Agriculture Department from disclosing almost any information about individual US farm operations.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Government [18]
Policy [19]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Farm Bill + Global Ag Report = Deeper Ag Policy Stories [20]

A new report on global agriculture can deepen your Farm Bill stories.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
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International [21]
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Public [6]

USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [22]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Government [18]
Journalism & Media [23]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

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