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Agnet April 21/04
Organic growers call new labelling rules 'misleading'
Modified-food labeling begins in Europe
Banana bunchy-top disease - USA (HI)
Yield potential steadily rising for western Canadian wheat
CFIA and BCLNA conducting recall of camellia plants in British Columbia
USDA announces availability of 4.7 million in funds for organic research,education and extension projects
ASA responds to APHIS comment period on rust risk assessment
Standing committee on seeds and propagating material of agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Availability of reregistration eligibility decision document for comment
Pesticide product; registration applications
Extension/amendment of an experimental use permit
Issuance of an experimental use permit
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Organic growers call new labelling rules 'misleading'
April 20, 2004
CBC Saskatchewan
http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=labels040420
SASKATOON - Arnold Taylor, an organic farmer from Kenaston, was cited as saying the new voluntary food labelling standards adopted by Ottawa are ridiculous, allowing food producers to claim their product is free of any genetic engineering if there is less than a five per cent contamination, adding, "The organic consumer says zero per cent tolerance. The organic consumer who has a lot of input into how we develop our standards doesn't want the stuff."
Taylor says he doesn't plan to use the voluntary labels to help sell his organic crops. He says the labels are useless for marketing crops outside Canada.
Modified-food labeling begins in Europe
April 21, 2004
New York Times
Tania Ralli
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/21/dining/21LABE.html
BERLIN -- All food sold in the European Union with genetically modified ingredients must now, according to this story, say so on the label, under rules that went into effect on Sunday, and any restaurant serving genetically engineered food must identify it on the menu.
The story says that products with modified ingredients have been sold before in the Union, which will expand to 25 members on May 1, from 15. But the first to be labeled as such, Butterfinger bars that were offered five years ago in supermarkets and stores in Germany, proved so unpopular that sales were halted within a year.
To adjust to consumer preferences, Nestlé and the Unilever food conglomerate allow no genetically engineered products in European markets.
Geert Ritsema, who coordinates the campaign against genetically modified food and crops for Friends of the Earth Europe, headquartered in Brussels, was cited as saying he approves the labeling of products, adding, "In general, we think this will give the consumer a better choice and a chance to avoid these foods if they don't want them."
The story explains that the rules apply to any product — cereal, frozen pizza, baby formula or whatever — in which more than 0.9 percent of the ingredients have been genetically engineered. Each modified component must be marked in the ingredients list, including vegetable oil or sugars made from modified plants.
Stefan Kern, a spokesman for the Kaufhof chain in Germany, said genetically modified food is not really an issue because customers will not buy it. "We do not stock anything that has been altered," he said.
Andrea Salarías, a restaurant manager in Barcelona, Spain, was cited as saying that Europeans implicitly expect food to be unaltered, adding, "People usually only ask if the fish is fresh."
Banana bunchy-top disease - USA (HI)
April 20, 2004
ProMED-mail
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Source: The Star Bulletin, 17 Apr 2004 [edited]
http://starbulletin.com/2004/04/17/news/story9.html>
Banana disease confirmed on eastern Big Isle
Agriculture officials are examining the extent of the bunchy-top virus
Banana bunchy-top virus (BBTV) has been confirmed for the 1st time on the Big Island's east side, the state's main banana-producing region.
The state Department of Agriculture is checking banana plants at Keaau Banana Plantation, one of the state's largest banana growers, and at surrounding banana farms to determine the extent of the disease, said Kyle Onuma, of the department's Hilo office.
Richard Ha, president of Keaau Banana Plantation, believes that about 35 acres of Williams bananas on his 200-acre plantation might have the disease. Ha will meet with Agriculture Department and University of Hawaii experts on how to cope with the disease next week. "I think we can deal with it," he said.
According to state Agriculture Chairwoman Sandra Lee Kunimoto, if BBTV is found to be widespread in Keaau, it could severely impact the state's $8.4-million banana industry. Commercial banana plantings and plants in backyards will be assessed by Department of Agriculture personnel to determine the extent of the problem.
BBTV stunts growth in the banana plant's crown, hence the bunchy appearance. Younger leaves might have yellowish, curling edges; and lower leaf stems and midribs might have streaks, blotches or a "Morse code" pattern, according to the Agriculture Department. Infected plants produce deformed and stunted fruit and eventually fail to produce fruit.
The disease is transmitted by banana aphids, and there is no known cure.
Infected plants disease are treated for aphids and destroyed, Onuma said.
Since 1999 more than 175 000 banana plants have been eradicated in North Kona after BBTV was discovered there. The virus also is present on Kauai from Hanalei to Lawai; on Maui in Pukalani and Makawao; and is widespread on Oahu.
Sales figures for banana production in 2002, the most recent year for which figures were available, were: Big Island, 815 acres, $6.34 million; Oahu, 460 acres, $1.46 million; Maui, 85 acres, $330 000; and Kauai, 80 acres, $256 000.
Statewide production of bananas was 19.5 million pounds in 2002. Oahu production is less per acre than that of the Big Island because of BBTV, said agriculture spokeswoman Janelle Saneishi.
[Byline: Diana Leone]
[BBTV is a member of the genus Nanovirus, not the genus Nanavirus named earlier. Other members are Faba bean necrotic yellows, Milk vetch dwarf and Subterranean clover stunt (type species). Their genomes consist of multiple circular ssDNAs of about 1 kb. BBTV, transmitted by the banana aphid (_Pentalonia nigronervosa_), is the most destructive viral disease of banana [_Musa x paridasiaca_, M. acuminata and M. textilis, a Philippine plant known as abaca (Manila hemp)]. BBTV spreads in the African region and the Pacific region; Australia, Burundi, Egypt, Gabon, the Philippines, and Taiwan. BBTV epidemics of the disease have devastated many plantations in the Bicol Region of the Philippines for more than 50 years. Disease management involves eradication of diseased plants, planting of virus-free material, and heat treatment of infected tissue cultures to provide virus-free plantlets.
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Yield potential steadily rising for western Canadian wheat
April 21, 2004
Western Grains Research Foundation
www.westerngrains.com
Saskatoon, Sask.: How high can spring wheat yields go? With
unprecedented gains in crop yields in general, heightened economic pressure for producers and farmers'expanded role as investors in wheat breeding research, it's a question Western Canada's wheat breeders are hearing more often.
The answer, say two leading wheat breeders, is that wheat yields have come a
long way and will continue to steadily increase within the confines of
Canada's balanced approach to yield and quality
"In the 1960s when I was a student, people thought the theoretical maximum yield for wheat might be 10 to 12 tonnes per hectare (150 to 180 bushels per acre)," says Dr. Ron DePauw, wheat breeder and head of cereal research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Swift Current. "In those days a 10 tonne per hectare yield was unheard of. Within a few years the theoretical maximum had moved to 15 tonnes per hectare. Now we're looking at a theoretical maximum of about 20 tonnes per hectare."
Canadian wheat yields have increased about 10 to 15 percent over the past 20 years, and DePauw and fellow breeders expected a continued increase of around 0.5 percent per year over the next decade. In Western Canada, the major public wheat breeding programs are supported in part by farmers through the Wheat Check-off Fund, administered by Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF).
"We've seen about a 0.5 percent increase in yield per year in recent years, which means we should expect to see at least another five to six percent improvement over the next 10 years," says Dr. Pierre Hucl, wheat breeder at the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre.
DePauw agrees with Hucl's forecast. "The rate of genetic gain will vary, but we are in that 0.5 percent range now, whereas we used to average more like 0.2 percent, so our breeding efforts over the past years are paying off."
Success depends on more than breeding strategy alone, notes DePauw. "Genetic gain in grain yields depends on many factors. Financial resources is the biggest factor."
Along with yield, breeders aim to improve a wide range of agronomic and quality traits in new wheat varieties, says Hucl. Yield isn't necessarily the first priority. Breeders realize that a number of factors, from disease, pest and drought resistance, to high quality, all must combine to get the best production and market results for farmers.
That hasn't been the strategy used in other wheat growing jurisdictions, Hucl points out. In Europe and the United States, yield potential has been a greater focus than improvements to other traits such as quality. "If wheat breeders in Canada were to just focus on yield, we would lose our funding and be shut down because we wouldn't be successful in meeting the quality targets required for variety registrations." For example, with some varieties, it may be possible to hit dramatic yield targets, but doing so usually means a corresponding drop in protein content.
Canada's more balanced approach may have slowed the rate of increasing yield in Canadian wheat varieties compared to some countries, says Hucl, but it has given Canada a better overall package of wheat traits and helped build the country's reputation as a high-quality supplier.
Some of the brightest lights among recently registered varieties include an
amber durum, the yet to be named DT712, which features seven percent higher
yield, higher protein, good colour and an important human-health trait for
marketing - low cadmium content. This durum is expected to set the new
standard for durum yield and quality. As well, AC Superb, a hard red spring
developed for the southern Prairies, boasts improved yields in the 15 to 20
percent range compared to varieties of 10 years ago
More perspective on yield potential from DePauw and Hucl is available on the WGRF Web site, www.westerngrains.com, in the April, 2004 edition of WGRF's Industry Report newsletter. WGRF is funded and directed by Western crop producers, and allocates approximately $5 million annually to research through the Wheat and Barley Check-off Funds and a separate $9 million Endowment Fund.
CFIA and BCLNA conducting recall of camellia plants in British Columbia
April 20, 2004
From a press release
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the BC Landscape Nursery Association (BCLNA) are appealing to BC residents to assist in a recall of Camellia plants that were imported from Monrovia Nursery in Azusa, California.
The recall is being conducted to remove any plants that may be infected with the plant disease Sudden Oak Death (SOD) from the environment. SOD has no effect on human or animal health.
Any person who has bought Camellia plants since September 1, 2003, particularly if they can be identified as originating from Monrovia Nursery, is asked to call a "hot line" number (1-877-666-4179 outside Vancouver and604-666-4179 within the Vancouver area). Monrovia Camellias can be identified by a picture label with the name "Monrovia" affixed to the plant stem or a "Monrovia" label on the pot. However, anyone who has a Camellia plant and is unsure of its origin, or is unsure when it was bought, is also asked to call the hot line.
Collection staff hired by the BCLNA will be sent to the homes of people who own potentially infected Camellias, to remove them in a manner that will prevent spreading of the disease.
Anyone who may have a Camellia from Monrovia is asked to:
Have ready the name of the garden centre where they purchased the
Camellia and the approximate purchase date.
Do NOT touch the plant. Leave it undisturbed in the garden. Suspect
plants should be removed ONLY by qualified staff to prevent further spread of the disease.
Do NOT take the plant or its leaves to garden centres. (Plants can be
tested only at an accredited laboratory.)
An appreciation package, including a coupon that can be redeemed at a garden centre, will be given to each person that has a Camellia removed.
The CFIA has confirmed the presence of Sudden Oak Death, a serious disease of oaks and many other plants, in plants from a number of retail garden centres in the Vancouver area. The infected sites have been placed under quarantine and the infected material is being destroyed.
The infected plant material found in the garden centres was on Camellias produced by Monrovia Nursery, a major plant exporter in California. The CFIA has been sampling plant material at Canadian nurseries and garden centres that received plants from California after being notified by US officials in March that SOD had been found at Monrovia Nursery in Azusa, California.
The CFIA has suspended entry into Canada of all plants from Monrovia Nursery and any SOD-susceptible plants from California, pending assurances by California that their exports are free of SOD. The CFIA is also continuing to survey, sample and test susceptible plant material previously received from California. It is anticipated that more premises may be found to be affected.
Sudden Oak Death is a disease caused by Phytophthora ramorum, a fungus- like pathogen that has killed tens of thousands of oak trees in California and is known to affect and kill other nursery plants including Viburnum.
For more information about the recall, please call 604-666-4179 in the Greater Vancouver area, 1-877-666-4179 elsewhere.
For more information on Sudden Oak Death, please see the CFIA web site at www.inspection.gc.ca
USDA announces availability of 4.7 million in funds for organic research,education and extension projects
April 20, 2004
USDA Media Release
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., - In an historic development, the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (USDA CSREES) has announced the availability of $4.7 million in fiscal year 2004 for the new Integrated Organic Program. The Request For Applications (RFA) for the Integrated Organic Program offers two program areas: the Organic Transitions Program, and the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative. Together, the two programs will fund integrated research, education, and extension projects that address critical organic agriculture issues, priorities or problems. The deadline for applications for both program areas is June 10, 2004.
=93The availability of this funding from the USDA CSREES is unprecedented. This represents a new threshold of commitment by USDA and Congress to organic agricultural solutions. As this program develops, it will make new scientific information available to farmers and ranchers wanting to improve their organic systems,=94 said Bob Scowcroft, Executive Director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF).
The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) was first authorized by Congress in 1997, and received mandatory funds in the 2002 Farm Bill. OFRF advocated for the creation of this program and played a key role in securing funding. This new program provides a total of $15 million through 2008 to fund competitive grants. OREI will fund projects designed to enhance the ability of producers and processors to grow and market certified organic food, feed, and fiber products. Priority areas include the biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics. Land-grant institutions, nonprofits, small businesses, state agricultural experiment stations and individuals are among those eligible to apply. $2.9 million is available for OREI grants in 2004.
The Organic Transitions Program (ORG) was created in 1998. Over the last several years, ORG has provided approximately $2 million per year for a competitive grants program to fund the development and implementation of research, extension and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of organic producers. This program is geared primarily toward land-grant universities and other institutions of higher education. According to the RFA, ‘projects should plan to deliver applied production information to producers and students.’ Research must be conducted on certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification. $1.8 million is available in the current RFA for this program area.
While the RFA combines both program areas, applicants are expected to specify which objectives they intend to fulfill. One review panel is expected to review applications for both programs in July of 2004, with awards made no later than September 30, 2004.
The full RFA and related materials are available online at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=3D1141.
Questions should be directed to Dr. Thomas Bewick; National Program Leader;
Plant and Animal Systems Unit; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; USDA; STOP 2220; 1400 Independence Ave., SW; Washington, DC 20250-2220; Telephone: (202) 401-3356; Fax: (202) 401- 4888; E-mail: tbewick@....
ASA responds to APHIS comment period on rust risk assessment
April 20, 2004
AgWeb, From Pro Farmer
Julianne Johnston
http://www.agweb.com
The American Soybean Association (ASA) continues to urge USDA's Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to take all appropriate and science-based measures to prevent the accidental introduction of Asian soybean rust disease into the U.S.
"U.S. soybean farmers have an enormous stake in making sure Asian rust is not introduced into the United States considering the potential of the disease to cause great financial damage in lost yields and high costs to apply fungicides to control it," said ASA President Ron Heck. "At the same time, as a global exporter, we must ensure that the protocols we apply are based on sound science."
Reports indicate that Asian rust has spread to almost all states in Brazil this year, and that areas in Paraguay and parts of northern Argentina are also infected. Brazil’s senior soybean rust specialist indicates Brazil’s losses to Asian rust are greater in 2004 than in 2003, and that total yield losses from Asian rust could exceed 4 million metric tons (150 million bushels) with costs of spraying fungicides to control Asian rust likely exceed $1 billion.
On March 12, 2004, APHIS published a Federal Register Notice calling for public comments on a draft document entitled "Status of Scientific Evidence on Risks Associated with the Introduction into the Continental United States of Phakopsora pachyrhizi with Imported Soybean Grain, Seed and Meal." The comment period closed on April 12, 2004.
Whole Soybean Imports Remain Greatest Concern
Regarding the risks posed from the importation of whole soybeans from rust-affected countries, ASA is calling for the completion of ongoing rust spore viability studies before risk assessments are finalized. It is essential that APHIS complete its research before any guidelines are issued on the importation of soybeans.
"We are particularly concerned about soybeans from rust-infested soybean farms being delivered directly to export facilities for prompt loading on ships destined for the United States." Heck said. "Because of this, we believe some soybeans, along with foreign material containing live rust spores, could be easily loaded on ships within weeks of being harvested.
One way of guaranteeing that Asian rust is not introduced to the U.S. with imported soybeans is to kill the spores by heat prior to shipment. However, this likely would have a negative impact on the quality of the oil, protein and amino acids in the soybeans, and also would be quite costly.
However, science has shown that it would be possible to kill all Asian rust spores in soybeans by storing them for a sufficient period in the country of origin. The required period of storage will depend on the results of research APHIS currently has underway in Paraguay and in its Beltsville, Maryland testing facility on the viability of Asian rust spores. This research is not expected to be concluded until the fall.
Low Risk for Properly Handled Meal Imports
APHIS’s scientific review found there was little risk associated with soybean meal imports, if properly handled. ASA agrees with APHIS that there is very little potential of introducing Asian rust to the U.S. with imported soybean meal provided that all of the soybean meal be heated for sufficient duration and temperature during the solvent extraction process to kill all spores, and if proper measures are taken during loading and transport to prevent re-contamination of the soybean meal.
If processors remove soybean hulls and foreign material prior to the extraction process, ASA believes this material also must be heated to kill spores before being added back into the meal for shipment. ASA believes it is essential that APHIS officials or other independent entities verify that this procedure is being followed for all of the soybean meal that may be shipped to the U.S. from South America.
A drought-reduced 2003 U.S. soybean crop, coupled with record exports and strong domestic demand, has led to U.S. soybean ending stocks at the lowest levels in nearly 30 years. Due to this tight supply situation, USDA projects imports of 430,000 metric tons of soybean meal will be needed to sustain and feed the U.S. livestock demand base. Brazil is one of the likely sources of this feedstuff.
Fungicide Treatment of Planting Seed Would Further Reduce Risk
APHIS’s scientific review found there was negligible risk of transmitting Asian rust through soybean planting seed, because such seed is highly cleaned to remove plant material.
"APHIS should spot-check soybean seed shipments to verify that they have been adequately cleaned," Heck said. "We also strongly encourage APHIS to consider fungicide treatment of planting seed."
It is common practice for planting seed to be harvested in South America and then quickly air-shipped to the United States for planting. Such a practice increases the possibility that live rust spores could be present even on clean seed. With little additional cost, seeds could be treated with a fungicide, as is a common industry practice.
"With the potential of Asian rust costing U.S. soybean farmers billions of dollars in lost yields and added production costs, the government needs to complete rust spore viability studies currently underway before contemplating protocols for whole soybean imports," Heck said. "The Federal Government should take all appropriate and science-based measures to minimize or prevent the introduction of this disease into the United States."
Standing committee on seeds and propagating material of agriculture, horticulture and forestry
April 20, 2004
European Commission- Health and Consumer Protection
The complete document of the following can be viewed from:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/rc/scsp/rap52_en.pdf
Short report of the meeting held on 8-9 March 2004
Availability of reregistration eligibility decision document for comment
April 21, 2004
[Federal Register: (Volume 69, Number 77)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0349; FRL-7335[dash]7]
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces availability and starts a 60-day public comment period on the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document for the pesticide active ingredient diuron. The RED represents EPA's formal regulatory assessment of the human health and environmental risks of diuron, outlines measures for mitigating the risks, and presents the Agency's determination regarding which pesticidal uses are eligible for reregistration. Diuron is registered for pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicide treatment of both crop and non-crop areas, as a mildewcide and preservative in paints and stains, and as an algaecide in commercial fish production, residential ponds and aquariums.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2003-0349, must be received on or before June 21, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Isbell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8154; e-mail address:isbell.diane@....
Pesticide product; registration applications
April 21, 2004
[Federal Register: (Volume 69, Number 77)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0101; FRL-7354-1]
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to register a pesticide product containing an active ingredient involving a changed use pattern pursuant to the provisions of section 3©(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket ID number OPP-2004-0101, must be received on or before May 21, 2004. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Ball, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8717; e-mail address: ball.anne@....
Extension/amendment of an experimental use permit
April 21, 2004
[Federal Register: (Volume 69, Number 77)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0112; FRL-7355-4]
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) extension/ amendment to the following pesticide applicant. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5412; e-mail address: cole.leonard@....
Issuance of an experimental use permit
April 21, 2004
[Federal Register: (Volume 69, Number 77)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0113; FRL-7355-5]
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to the following pesticide applicant. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5412; e-mail address: cole.leonard@....
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