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THE BEAT
Nichols, John | March 5, 2001 issue

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The article focuses on several political information of the United States. Academics and agribusiness leaders who gathered on the University of Minnesota cam- pus in early February dutifully sang the praises of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies on genetically engineered foods. Alice Waters' pioneering Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse has inspired dozens of organic eateries to reject the processed foods of agribusiness and buy produce from small farmers in neighboring communities. North Dakota Agriculture Secretary, Sarah Vogel recently won a $41 million settlement for 8,000 wheat farmers who faced financial ruin when the finance corporations shifted crop insurance formulas to pay farmers far less than had been promised.

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AGRICULTURAL industries; FOOD industry & trade; GENETICALLY modified foods; VOGEL, Sarah; WHEAT farmers; UNITED States
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