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World wheat production may be threatened
upi ^
| 5/8/07
| upi
Posted on 05/08/2007 6:02:49 PM PDT by Flavius
ccording to Marshall, if the new strain were to reach regions at risk, it could create epidemics more severe than farmers have encountered in decades and destroy harvests in wheat-producing areas worldwide.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agriculture; gmfood; wheat; wheatstemrust
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posted on
05/08/2007 6:02:53 PM PDT
by
Flavius
To: mom4kittys
2
posted on
05/08/2007 6:03:19 PM PDT
by
Flavius
("Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum")
To: Flavius
Then, in the mid-1950s, breeders developed wheat that had genetic resistance to the disease.
An option.
3
posted on
05/08/2007 6:04:59 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: Flavius
And spread by Global Warming, right?
4
posted on
05/08/2007 6:09:06 PM PDT
by
MarkeyD
(Make your Red State a Fred State!)
To: Flavius
Can’t be too bad if those who know about it are waiting three months to get together and discuss it.
5
posted on
05/08/2007 6:09:24 PM PDT
by
gcruse
To: Flavius
Should I ping the list since it’s not China related?
6
posted on
05/08/2007 6:10:21 PM PDT
by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: gcruse
..I’m sure the discussion will center around how much extra subsidy they need to combat this threat.
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posted on
05/08/2007 6:11:02 PM PDT
by
AntiFed
To: Flavius
First the bees! Then the wheat!
To: Flavius
Don't I have enough to worry about? Why this? Oh yes, it is a Republican administrations, so that can only mean gloom and doom. Unfortunately sometimes we have to go far afield to find it.
Why I heard at the top of the 1:00p.m. hour that the stock market had fallen due to profit taking. I looked and it was a less than 4 pt drop, but it led the news on radio.
9
posted on
05/08/2007 6:14:46 PM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: mom4kittys
well it said the the strain could spread to China
and if does hehehe you know the outcome
10
posted on
05/08/2007 6:15:48 PM PDT
by
Flavius
("Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum")
To: AntiFed
11
posted on
05/08/2007 6:16:47 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: Bushbacker1
“First the bees! Then the wheat!”
Just keep them away from the chocolate, the steak, and the hops.
12
posted on
05/08/2007 6:18:00 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Never bring a knife to a gun fight, or a Democrat to do serious work...)
To: Arizona Carolyn; mom4kittys; blam; Salamander; Red Badger; upchuck; WakeUpAndVote; dirtboy; ...
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posted on
05/08/2007 6:18:05 PM PDT
by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: Flavius
Once again it’s a problem originating somewhere outside the United States. So why are we importing so much food here ???
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posted on
05/08/2007 6:22:46 PM PDT
by
Obie Wan
To: HereInTheHeartland
Chocolate Bon Bon eating
housewives
and
Beer bellied Husbands
Earths only survivors.
j/k
To: mom4kittys
I think this ping list should be extended to all food sources, foreign and domestic, animal and human. It is turning into a real threat.
Thanks for all your efforts. It is appreciated.
To: Obie Wan
I think it has something to do with paying our farmers tax dollars for not getting food to market...
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posted on
05/08/2007 6:29:18 PM PDT
by
AntiFed
To: Rushmore Rocks
18
posted on
05/08/2007 6:32:10 PM PDT
by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: Global2010
Ha ha
How are you going sweetie?
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posted on
05/08/2007 6:34:51 PM PDT
by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: AntiFed
I think your right. Our trade deficit is huge and growing every year and to add insult to injury some of this deficit is tainted produce being imported into our food supply !!!
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posted on
05/08/2007 6:35:18 PM PDT
by
Obie Wan
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