Corn Growers To Host
Workshop On
Biotechnology, GMO Crops
TULSA, Okla. - As part of its
Farmer Choice-Customer First
Program, the American Corn
Growers Association will host
the first of a series of workshops
on the issues of biotechnology
and genetically modified crops.
The workshop will be April 8
at the Airport Ramada Inn in
Spokane, Wash, beginning at
8:30 a.m.
“The entire debate over
GMOs has caused a great deal of
uncertainty for America’s farm
ers. This workshop will try to
address some of the issues sur
rounding the controversy and
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provide agricultural producers
with an opportunity to receive
some answers to their many
questions,” said Gary Goldberg,
chief executive officer of the
American Corn Growers
Association (ACGA).
The program consists of some
of the most outstanding players
in the field of GMOs. Dan
McGuire, program director of
the ACGA, will give a compre
hensive explanation of the
Farmer Choice-Customer First
program and what its objectives
are and how it affects U.S.
exports. McGuire has extensive
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experience in the grain export
field, having served as past exec
utive director of the Nebraska
Wheat Commission and execu
tive director of the Interstate
Grain Compact Marketing
Commission.
Also on the program is Mark
Hegg, the National Farmers
Organization national director
from the state of Washington to
discuss marketing opportunities
for non-GMO crops, Chrys
Ostrander, president of Spokane
Tilth, will discuss the ramifica
tions of GMOs on organic farm
ers and the new USDA guide
lines for organic products. Fuji
Seyama, department manager,
feed grain department for the
Marubeni America Corporation,
will discuss Asian requirements
for delivery of GMO and non-
GMO grain.
Also invited are Dr. Susan
Wuerthele, regional toxicologist
for the Environmental
Protection Agency, to share her
knowledge of the scientific
affects of GMOs, and John
Oades, director, U.S. Wheat
Associates, to address overseas
export markets for wheat.
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USDA Sets Meetings On
Organic Production
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The
USDA will convene three public
meetings to discuss the produc
tion and handling of aquatic ani
mals to be labeled as “organic.”
Meetings will be April 10 at
the Mobile Convention Center in
Mobile, Ala; April 12 at the
Anchorage Hilton in Anchorage,
Alaska; and May 3 at the
Providence Biltmore in
Providence, R.I. Public com
ments on this issue are also
requested.
“We are conducting these
meetings as an outgrowth of our
new proposal for uniform and
consistent national standards
for organic food. The meetings
will help us gather input to
develop acquatic standards,”
said Kathleen Merrigan, admin
istrator of USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service.
The Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990 was
designed to establish national
standards governing the mar
keting of certain agricultural
products as organically pro
duced products, assure con
sumers that organically pro
duced products meet a consis
tent standard, and facilitate
commerce in fresh and
processed food that is organical
ly produced. AMS’ National
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Organic Program was created to
implement the provisions of the
act.
Federal entities that share
regulatory authority over the
production and marketing of
aquatic animals include the
National Marine Fisheries
Service of the Department of
Commerce, the Fish and Wildlife
Service of the Department of the
Interior, the Food and Drug
Administration of the
Department of Health and
Human Services, and the
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service of USDA.
AMS will consult with these
agencies in developing its organ
ic standards.
To attend one of the public
meetings and provide oral com
ments, individuals should regis
ter with AMS before the meeting
date by calling the National
Organic Program at (202) 720-
3252 or by sending an e-mail
message to nop.register@usda
,gov. Written comments may be
sent to Mark Keating, USDA
AMS-TMP-NOP, Room 2510-S,
P.O. Box 96456, Washington,
D.C. 20090-6456. Comments
may be submitted by e-mail to
aquatic.comment@usda.gov. For
more information, call Mark
Keating at (202) 720-3252.
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