Subject: House Members Rally behind Farmers Feeding the World
From: "Farmers Feeding the World" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:27 +0000 (GMT)

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House Members Rally behind Farmers Feeding the=World

U.S. Representatives Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) an= Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa) join the list of bipartisan policymakers who hav= voiced their support for the Farmers Feeding the World initiative. Read More.

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Jon Scholl, <=ont style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">American Farmland Trust

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Senate Agricult=re Committee Passes Farm Bill

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Controversial Chi=d Labor Rule Withdrawn

The U.S. Department=of Labor has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would have placed mor= stringent rules on minors' work on farms. The Department said it will wi=hdraw the proposed rule dealing with children under the age of 16 who work=in agricultural vocations. Read More=/a>.

Fir=s to Invest in Food Production for World’s Poor
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The Obama administration has drafted some of the world’s la=gest food and finance companies to invest more than $3 billion in project= aimed at helping the world’s poorest farmers grow enough food to n=t only feed themselves and their families but to earn a livelihood as wel=. Read More.
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=font style="font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:=18px; font-weight:500; color:#666633">California Heads for Vote on Modifie= Food Labeling

Californians are on course to vote on=whether genetically modified food must be labeled, after a campaign target=ng Monsanto Co. and other biotech-crop companies gathered enough support =or a referendum. State certification of the petition followed by approval =rom 50% of voters would make the proposal law. Read More.

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U=N. Says Nations Endorse Anti-Land Grab Policy

Volunt=ry guidelines to combat ''land grabbing" and safeguard the rights of =eople to own or access land and forests were endorsed May 11 by a committe= on world food security, a U.N. food agency said. The Rome-based Food and =griculture Organization said the guidelines outline "principles and p=actices" that governments can refer to when making laws and administe=ing farmland, fisheries and forest rights. =ead More.

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American ag=iculture finds itself poised to supply a growing world demand for food, fi=er and fuel. But will our farmers and ranchers have enough sustainable, h=althy farm and ranchland to meet the challenge?

There is no question about the level of future demand. Inde=d, the most recent USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates=report indicates that this year’s corn crop will be planted on =ore than 96 million acres, the largest acreage since 1937. Overall, progr=m crop acreage will increase a projected 8.6 million acres this year over =ast. China alone is expected to demand a 60% increase in imports. Globa= demand for all grains is projected to be up more than 5.6% this year over=last year.

Moreover, this is not=a short-term bubble. By 2050, the world will hold 2.3 billion more people=
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