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ACS White Papers
Ag Publications
7.1.2008 -- A Cercospora Leaf Spot Model for Sugarbeet: In Practice by An Industry
This article reviews the history of Cercospora leaf spot in Minnesota and North Dakota that culminated in development of a leaf spot model. It also covers implementation and evolution of the model during 10 years of application by the sugarbeet industry. Limitations and benefits of the Cercospora leaf spot model are presented.
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3.8.2007 -- Biotech Crops Help World's Farmers 'Go Green'
WASHINGTON -- Biotech crops have produced a decade of improvements in yield and net farm income for grain, oilseed and cotton farmers. Now, according to a peer-reviewed study on the crops' global economic and environmental impact, the benefits are "clear" -- especially reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.
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12.5.2005 -- CAST Releases New Commentary on
I am writing to let you know that a new CAST publication, a Commentary titled "Crop Biotechnology and the Future of Food: A Scientific Assessment, is being released today on the CAST website at www.cast-science.org. On the homepage, click on the link in the first article to go directly to the Commentary
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8.22.2005 -- Johanns Focuses On Sugar Program At Farmfest Forum
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. - While he hasn't announced his answer to ongoing concerns by the U.S. sugar industry, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns is looking for cooperation from the sugar industry.
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9.10.2004 -- Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Growing Genetically Modified Herbicide-Tolerant Sugar Beet
There is ongoing debate concerning the possible environmental and human health impacts of growing genetically modified (GM) crops. Here, we report the results of a life-cycle assessment (LCA) comparing the environmental and human health impacts of conventional sugar beet growing regimes in the UK and Germany with those that might be expected if GM herbicide-tolerant (to glyphosate) sugar beet is commercialized.
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3.6.2003 -- Exploring Vaccines Derived From Food
Foods made with genetically modified ingredients have penetrated most aisles of the supermarket in the past few years. For the most part, the genetic modification to corn, soybeans and potatoes has been to protect plants from pests and bump up yields.
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8.8.2002 -- Feeding The World, Protecting The Environment
Woodbury, MN – Feeding the world poses a challenge to even the most humanitarian minded individuals, especially when that goal is pushed against the reality of protecting the environment and the land responsible for creating the food we eat.
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8.5.2002 -- Study Underlines Biotech Benefits
North Dakota wheat and barley farmers would be big winners from biotech crops, if they are adopted for common use, says a Washington-based think tank.
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6.12.2002 -- End of Season Planter Care
Uniform seed drop is an important contributor towards the achievement of optimum corn grain yield. Planter maintenance and adjustments are the primary factors that influence the uniformity of seed drop. Given the nightmarishly delayed 2002 planting season, many farmers may simply want to park their planters and forget about them until next winter.
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5.10.2001 -- Economic Contribution North Dakota Cooperatives Make to the State Economy
Measuring the economic contribution a specific firm, crop, or industry makes to the state's economy provides valuable economic indicators. The importance of these indicators is reflected in the large number of entities that have commissioned studies to determine these values. Included in this group are the lignite, potato, sugarbeet, wheat, barley, and bison industries plus several individual agricultural processing enterprises.
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5.1.2000 -- Smith Release Report On Genetically - Modified Plants
Smith¿s report is the culmination of a series of hearings held on agricultural biotechnology issues by the Basic Research Subcommittee last year. It contains 13 specific findings and makes 6 recommendations.
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2.17.2000 -- US Sugarbeet Industry and Biotechnology
This paper was complied by the Beet Sugar Development Foundation, Denver Colorado. The Beet Sugar Development Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Corporation. It represents the Beet Sugar Processing Companies and Sugar Beet Seed Companies doing business in North America.
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11.30.1999 -- Anti-GMO Sentiment Will Fade Shortly, Says Nobel Peace Prize Winner
At 85, Norman Borlaug, who is considered the father of the Green Revolution, remains an energetic and articulate advocate for the world's poor and hungry. Today Borlaug worries that radical environmentalists and a scientifically uneducated public may slow the kind of food production research needed to feed millions more humans that will crowd the planet in the next century.
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3.1.1999 -- Agricultural Impact Of The Sudden Elimination Of Key Pesticides Under The Food Quality Protection Act
The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) charges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with developing and implementing regulations to enhance protection of the U.S. food supply from pesticide risks. A key provision of the Act calls on the EPA to evaluate pesticide residue risks based on aggregate exposure to all pesticides that share a common toxicological effect on humans. Initial moves by the EPA raised concerns in the agricultural community that FQPA implementation might result in sudden bans on broad classes of pesticides that have been key to U.S. farm productivity. This report analyzes the potential impact on agricultural producers from sudden elimination of key pesticides under careless implementation of the FQPA.
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