Agriculture

Beyond Mad Cow

IATP | By Mark Ritchie | January 1, 2004

State Can""t Say Who Sold Beef/Rules Bar Telling Which Stores, Restaurants Had Tainted Meat

SF Chronicle | Saturday, By Sabin Russell and Nanette Asimov | January 3, 2004 Meat from a Washington state slaughterhouse that contained cuts from a lone cow that tested positive for mad cow disease was sold in as many as nine California counties, but current rules forbid the state or counties from telling consumers exactly where recalled meat was sold.

US Delegation Arrives In S Korea For Beef Talks Amid Farm Protests

AFX European Focus | December 30, 2003 A US delegation arrived here to negotiate the resumption of trade in US beef, officials said with prospects for a deal apparently clouded by a number of ongoing farm and trade-related protests.

The Unkept Promise

The New York Times | December 30, 2003

Candidates Criticize Bush on Beef Safety

Washington Post | By Mike Allen | December 29, 2003 CRAWFORD, Tex., Dec. 28 -- President Bush's stewardship of the nation's food supply was attacked Sunday by Democratic presidential candidates who charged that the case of mad cow disease in a Washington state Holstein could have been discovered earlier if the administration had not coddled the livestock industry.

S Korean Farmers Rally To Protest Free Trade Agreement With Chile

AFX European Focus | December 29, 2003 Thousands of farmers took to the streets here to protest at a free trade agreement with Chile, urging parliament not to ratify the accord signed 10 months ago, witnesses said.

A Coming Subsidy Storm WTO Clause""s Expiration Will Add Pressure To Farm Policy Debates

Omaha World Herald | December 26, 2003 The debate over agricultural subsidies is probably about to get a lot hotter. A long-tanding clause in the World Trade Organization agreement, which protects countries' ag subsidies from WTO disputes, expires at the end of the year.

WTO ""Peace Clause"" Protecting U.S., EU Farmers Expiring

Associated Press Worldstream | By NAOMI KOPPEL | December 23, 2003 The "peace clause" that for nine years has protected the US$1 billion in daily subsidies paid to farmers in wealthy nations is about to expire, and some countries are threatening to file their first legal challenges to the payments.

Globalization""s Impact on Latin America

The Houston Chronicle | By JOHN OTIS | December 07, 2003, ASSAI, Brazil - With their cracked leather uppers and wafer-thin soles, the donated work boots heaped in the corner of this Brazilian farm cooperative look like Salvation Army rejects.