Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues articles from June 2000

Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues archives from June 2000

Coexisting with Alternative Agriculture Advocates.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... One might expect public complacency regarding food policy in this age of record consumer affluence, unprecedented food quantity and quality, falling global numbers of food insecure people, declining soil erosion, and a world headed to zero...

The DOWNside of trading UP.
June 22, 2000... Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) has changed how Brazil's fish markets prepare for export. Has HACCP improved food quality at home? protests at the recent World Trade Organization's (WTO) ministerial meeting in Seattle...

WHO WANTS TO PAY FOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION?
June 22, 2000... Here's how to do it: Remove 240 miles of canals and levees, store billions of qallons of fresh water and work back to a more "natural" Everglades. Ready? The Florida Everglades is one of America's unique natural treasures. Yet, five...

Wheat breeder battles: HARD RED VERSUS WHITE.
June 22, 2000... Success in wheat breeding requires clear communication among stakeholders. Hard red winter wheat is the dominant cereal grain of the Great Plains. Even so, land grant universities in the central Great Plains have reallocated wheat breeding...

CAN OPEN SPACES BE SELF-FINANCING?
June 22, 2000... An open space nearby can enhance property values and tax revenue. Residents of metropolitan areas are using ballot measures to express their desire for more parks and open spaces. In May of 1995, residents of the Portland, Oregan...

Research and Extension Expenditures Rising.
June 22, 2000... Research expenditures at the state agricultural experiment stations, forestry schools, 1890 land grant colleges, colleges of veterinary medicine, and related institutions increased from $1.063 billion in 1982 to $2.225 billion in 1997 -- a 31...

The Legacy of William Jasper Spillman.
June 22, 2000... William Jasper Spillman (1863-1931) received bachelor's and master's degrees in the 1880s, and an honorary doctorate in 1910, all from the University of Missouri. He was trained in both mathematics and agriculture and, early in his career,...

Here's the Beef.(country-of-origin labeling)
June 22, 2000... The U.S. requires country-of-origin labeling for beef imports, but processors aren't required to maintain that designation through to consumers. Is that helping or hurting? Section 304 of the 1930 Tariff Act mandates country-of-origin...

TARGETING RESOURCE CONSERVATION EXPENDITURES.
June 22, 2000... Conservation program administrators must understand what they are getting -- both out on the land and inside the Beltway. Payments to landowners are a major vehicle to assure resource conservation and environmental protection. Examples of...

THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN GMOs.
June 22, 2000... GMO labeling was the most controversial topic at the World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle. Where's the middle ground? Labeling genetically modified (GM) foods is a controversial and important issue. Policymakers throughout the world...

A New Generation of Power.
June 22, 2000... A new approach to agribusiness, technology, and U.S. Farm Policy is needed if the public continues its long-standing committment to independent farmers. The summer of 1960 was a big one for John Deere and Company. Amid fireworks and...