Farmworkers rally after Taco Bell victory in Immokalee
Immokalee workers celebrate a four year boycott victory over Taco Bell with a penny per pound pay raise and a supplier code. They now target McDonald’s Subway and Burger King to adopt similar conduct amid forecasts of industry wide cost shifts.
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Associated Press
Immokalee
Fla
Coalition of
Immokalee Workers
Taco Bell
Florida
McDonald's Corp
Subway
Burger King
Romeo Ramirez
Immokalee, Fla
Sheridan
Ray Gilmer
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Gilmer
McDonald's
Coalition
Domingo Jacinto
Guatemala
Pedro Morales
Ireland intercepts U S GM corn shipment in port
Irish authorities seized a U S animal feed shipment containing Bt10 genetically modified corn banned in the EU. Philip Tod of the European Commission said about 290 tests for Bt10 have been positive in EU bound consignments, but this was the first positive result. The EU ban on Bt10 remains in place despite the general biotech食品 ban ending in May 2004.
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European Union
Brussels
Belgium
United States
European Commission
U.S
Ireland
Commission
Bt10
Philip Tod
Tod
Syngenta
Europe
U S pushes Japan to lift beef import ban in months
Washington pressures Tokyo to end the 17 month ban on American beef as Kyodo reports a possible lift within two to three months. Portman held talks with Japan's minister amid consent to study safety and easing tests for younger cattle. Japanese panels weigh BSE risk and potential U S age eligibility for imports.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Washington
U.S
Rob Portman
Yoshinobu Shimamura
Shimamura
Food Safety Commission
Agriculture Ministry
Rich in land but poor in cash
Montana farmers face retirement choices as land wealth clashes with cash needs. Experts note emotional ties to the farm, the urge to keep it in the family, and the risk of land being sold to developers when owners retire.
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Tom Siderius
Kalispell
Mont
Siderius
Siberius
Iowa State University
Marsha Goetting
Montana State University Extension
Sharon DeVaney
Purdue University
DeVaney
Amber Waves
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service
California cherry crop hit by spring rains and losses
The late season downpours and hail hurt California cherry growers, with Howard Hooker citing about 200,000 dollars in losses on Brooks cherries and over a third of Tulare crops damaged. Total state losses top around 80 million dollars as other crops lag and disaster aid is sought.
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Juliana Barbossa
Associated Press
Friant
Calif
Howard Hooker
Hooker
California
California Cherry Council
Plann
Office of Emergency Services
Federal Farm Service Agency
Kern
Tulare
Madera
Dave Kranz
California Farm Bureau Federation
Kranz
Mountain Brook
Central California
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