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WTO Tackles Agriculture""s Future

Clare Nullis, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) -- The World Trade Organization on Thursday formally launched negotiations to break down barriers to trade in farm products -- an exercise which likely will last years and be fraught with problems.

WTO Panel Formed for NZ/Australia US Lamb Dispute

WELLINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Wednesday said a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel had been formed to hear New Zealand and Australia's dispute with the United States over tariffs on lamb. The United States imposed import levies on New Zealand and Australian lamb imports last July and introduced a US$100 million assistance package for U.S. lamb producers in January.

NZ Welcomes Appointment of WTO Panel on US Lamb Dispute

The Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON -- New Zealand Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton Wednesday welcomed the formation of a World Trade Organization panel to hear New Zealand's dispute with the U.S. about lamb tariffs. "(Now) we can get down to the business of challenging the legality of the action taken against our lamb exports," Sutton said in a statement.

Australia""s Tasmania to Defy WTO Salmon Ruling

CANBERRA, March 21 (Reuters) - The Australian island state of Tasmania said on Tuesday it would defy the national government and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by refusing to lift its ban on Canadian salmon imports.

WTO Remains Deadlocked on Selection of Chief for Agriculture Liberalization Panel

GENEVA--New multilateral talks on the further liberalization of farm trade are headed for an inauspicious start after members of the World Trade Organization failed once again March 20 to agree on the selection of an official to head the negotiations.

WTO Chief Warns of Europe""s Inflexible Stance on Farm Policy

Agence France Presse LISBON, March 20 (AFP) - The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday accused the European Union of having a "very closed" attitude on farm policy.

Family Farmers to Focus on Five-Point Agenda for Reform

New Farm Bill, Anti-Trust Enforcement Among Farm Policy Demands FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brenda K. Foster, 202-331-4323, Vanguard Communications

Keep Your Sludge Out of My Sandwich!

In 1978, a team of scientists from Dow Chemical found that rats exposed to very low levels of dioxin developed liver cancer. This research, combined with earlier tests that demonstrated birth defects in mice at extremely low exposure levels, led to dioxin's characterization as "the most toxic synthetic chemical known to man".

New Genes and Seeds: Protesters in Europe Grow More Passionate

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The New York Times THE HAGUE -- At the big conference on genetically modified food here in January, the discussion among 300 participants in the hall was serious science -- intelligent, earnest and a bit dull.

US Wants First WTO Farm Meet to Produce Firm Plan

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - World farm trade talks will get off to a good start later this month if countries agree to a time frame for the negotiations and a schedule of meetings, a U.S. trade official said on Monday.

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