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3,000 German farms re-open after scare: authorities
About 3,000 German farms have been given the green light to re-open, out of a total 4,700 that were closed due to a toxic feed scare, a regional agriculture ministry said Sunday.
World Food Prices Jump to Record on Sugar, OilseedsRudy Ruitenberg Bloomberg.com 01/05/2011 | Global food crisis forecast as prices reach record highsJohn Vidal The Guardian 10/25/2010 |
 World food prices rose to a record in December on higher sugar, grain and oilseed costs, the United Nations said, exceeding levels reached in 2008 that sparked deadly riots from Haiti to Egypt. |  Rising food prices and shortages could cause instability in many countries as the cost of staple foods and vegetables reached their highest levels in two years, with scientists predicting further widespread droughts and floods. |
U.S. Department of Agriculture imposes new standards for milk to qualify as organicP.J. Huffstutter Los Angeles Times 02/13/2010 | |
 The U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle more claims by black farmers who said they were discriminated against in federal farm loan programs. |  Got grass? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed strict new standards for what kind of milk qualifies as organic: Cows must get plenty of fresh grass and spend at least four months a year grazing in pastures. |
India Halts Plan for Engineered EggplantKRISHNA POKHAREL The Wall Street Journal 02/09/2010 | Extended Period of Cold Raises Fears for Florida CropsMARIA NEWMAN The New York Times 01/05/2010 |
 NEW DELHI—India put on ice its plans to allow the commercial cultivation of genetically modified eggplant after facing opposition from states and environmental groups, in a case that has been viewed as a litmus test for whether the government would embrace genetically modified crops to bolster food production. |  As a cold spell continued its rigid hold on much of the eastern United States on Tuesday, farmers in central and southern Florida were bracing for freezing temperatures overnight that could damage orange, strawberry and tomato crops. |
Zimbabwean President Plans to Evict All White Farmers; Lobby Group ProtestsBrian Latham Bloomberg.com 10/07/2009 | Hillary Clinton unveils US food security initiative AFP 09/25/2009 |
 A Zimbabwean farmers’ lobby group has condemned a proposal by President Robert Mugabe to evict remaining white farmers from their land before elections are held within two years. |  NEW YORK — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled Friday a food security initiative launched by the Obama administration to combat hunger worldwide. |
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