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Agriculture in California
Economic Research Service Farm Bill Comparison (posted 8/25/08) Pesticide use, 2005 and 2006, by California county California annual pesticide residue testing of fresh produce Economic Research Service State Fact Sheets include data on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities and exports for each state. (May 2008) Biotechnology Program UC Davis UC Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis Center for Sustainable Resource Development at UCB University of California, Davis Plant Genomics Education
Agriculture & Farming
Economic Research Service State Fact Sheets include data on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities and exports for each state. (May 2008) U.S. fertilizer consumption, 1960-2006, cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat 2008 USDA Economic Research Service indicators of commodity and food prices, general economic indicators, government program expenditures, farm income estimates, and trade and export statistics. National Pesticide Use Database: 2002. Contains 10,277 new records 2007 bulletin from the USDA Economic Research Service, examines family farms: their size, ownership structure, and business type (posted 6/4/07). "Organic Roots On-Line Database," allows searching for historic information on organic farming on-line USDA Economic Resarch Service provides information on organic produce and price premiums in U.S. farmers' markets (2005) Pesticide Use in California Conventional and Organic Crop Production Scientifically-based or practically validated information on organic agriculture. Provides information on the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds throughout the world. FDA's website devoted to BSE (mad cow disease) (2007) Animal Biotechnology CAST Report - Vaccine Development Using Recombinant DNA Technology. Issue Paper Number 38, May 2008. CAST Report - Safety of Meat, Milk, and Eggs from Animals Fed Crops Derived from Modern Biotechnology. Issue Paper Number 34, July 2006. UC Davis Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Cooperative Extension Program FDA Released the Draft Executive Summary of its Assessment of the Safety of Animal Cloning - FDA Confirms that the Current Voluntary Moratorium on Releasing Animal Clones Remains in Effect Genetically engineered corn varieties by State and United States, 2000-2008 Genetically engineered upland cotton varieties by State and United States, 2000-2008 Genetically engineered soybean varieties by State and United States, 2000-2008 International Life Sciences Institute ICGEB database on biosafety studies: Extensive bibliography of biosafety references from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 2007 List of biotech agricultural products:Lemaux PG. 2006. “Ag Biotech Pipeline: What’s in the Lineup?” National Agricultural Biotechnology Council. | Council for Biotechnology Information fact sheets International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C., 2006 Biotech Consumer Research Report. Information Systems for Biotechnology CropGen AbBioWorld.org BIO Natural England AfricaBio Africa Harvest Agricultural Supply and Demand: Factors Contributing to the Recent Increase in Food Commodity Prices http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2005/1291 http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/pes04-06.html CAST Report - Safety of Meat, Milk, and Eggs from Animals Fed Crops Derived from Modern Biotechnology. Issue Paper Number 34, July 2006. http://www.cropcomposition.org http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrguid3.html FDA Issues a Questions and Answers Fact Sheet about Dioxins including a special food safety section Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification Updated information and advisory statements by the UK Institute for Food http://www.ars.usda.gov/foodsearch http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/avfluqa.html http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrguid2.html National Organic Program Guidance Statement on USDA rules for what types of products may carry USDA organic program seal Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada CGIAR Dietary Supplement Information Bureau Biotechnology Information Centre, Malaysia Scidev.net: Website features links to articles related to science in developing countries, sponsored by major scientific journals and agencies, with articles freely available. Institute of Food Science & Technology. 2008. Statement on genetic modification and food. September 2008. Australian Academy of Science. 2007. Statement on gene technology and GM plants. December 6, 2007. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations' Statement on Biotechnology. American Dietetic Association. 2006. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Agricultural and Food Biotechnology. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106: 285-293. American Medical Association Statement on Genetically Modified Crops and Foods, December 2004. American Society of Plant Biologists' Statement on Genetic Modification of Plants Using Biotechnology California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF): The Dangers of Genetically Engineered Crops, October 14, 2004. The Importance of Evidence-Based Risk Assessments with GM Crops (statement by AgBioWorld, contains statements by several organizations). August 10, 2004. List of currently active Environmental Use Permits for Plant-Incorporated Protectants, pesticidal substances produced by plants and the genetic material necessary for the plant to produce the substance. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/current_pip_eups.htm Canada's voluntary labelling and advertising laws for foods that are or are not products of genetic engineering http://www.icgeb.org/~bsafesrv/db/biosafety.html http://usbiotechreg.nbii.gov Environmental Biosafety Research Pew Initiative on Food and Biotehnology Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU: In October 2003 the European Commission issued a document containing questions and answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU. Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers the legislative proposals on traceability and labelling. |
