Bio/Technology/Diversity Week, Volume 3, Number 12, 1994

Bio/Technology/Diversity Week Produced by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy June 14, 1994 Volume 3, Number 12 Code: NL94035 Size of Files: Text: 21K Graphics: No Associated Graphics Files CONTENTS - rBGH NEWS OF THE WEEK The price of milk is likely to remain steady in the dairy case while it drops for the nation's dairy farmers.... - GROUP SAYS MINNESOTA PERMITTING PROCESS NOT RIGOROUS ENOUGH A group of faculty members from at the University of Minnesota recently concluded that while Minnesota has the strictest law in the nation governing the release of genetically engineered organisms, the permitting process is not adequate for environmental protection.... - EUROPEANS COMMERCIALIZE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TOBACCO The European Commission approved the commercialization of a genetically engineered tobacco plant under a European Union (EU) "deliberate release" directive.... - WOMEN MOVE INTO TOP MANAGEMENT SLOTS IN BIOTECH? A recent article in the WALL STREET JOURNAL says more and more women are moving into executive positions in the biotechnology industry.... - NOSB TO DEBATE SYNTHETICS IN OCTOBER After meeting earlier this month, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) said it will decide on materials, including synthetics, to be added to the National List this fall.... - WESTERN COMPANIES GUILTY OF BIO-PIRACY The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said last week that Western companies patenting plant products which indigenous communities have benefitted from for centuries are committing "bio- piracy.".... - USDA RESEARCHER SAYS NAFTA MAY HELP CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY In a recent edition of BIODIVERSITY magazine, Henry Shands of the Agricultural Research Service of the USDA said the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) approved by Canada the U.S. and Mexico last year may have positive impacts on biodiversity conservation in Mexico.... - RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE CASSAVA AND BIOTECHNOLOGY - CALENDAR OF EVENT