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• By Date of Publication 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Beef Trade, BSE, Growth Hormones, etc.
• Genetically Modified Crops
• Cereal Markets
• Other Topics

By date of publication, 2000

1. Dec.16, 2000: US Starlink Surprises have lowered anxiety levels for British farmers. - an Opinion from the Crops' Farm Talk by David Walker
2. Dec. 11, 2000: The EU's Surprising Stand Against Mad Cow Disease The Ban On Feeding Meat And Bone Meal To Livestock Was Clearly A Difficult Measure, As Was The Removal Of All Cattle Over 30 Months Old - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
3. Dec. 8, 2000: An organic red herring? The use of science in the organic debate is, paradoxically, obscuring reality. - an Opinion from the Anglia Farmer and Contractor by David Walker
4. Nov. 28, 2000: The European BSE Crisis: Reports of BSE in Germany and Spain together with France's realization of the seriousness of its epidemic have changed European BSE risk perceptions. (900 words)
5. Nov. 27, 2000: French BSE and the British beef market: the FSA's use of statistics to compare BSE in France and the UK is deceptive nonsense and appears desperate. (700 words)
6. Nov. 23, 2000: Finally, Europe Wakes Up To Its Mad Cow Problem Germany's First Reported Case Of The Disease, And A Widespread Ban On French Beef, Signal Europe's Recognition That Mad Cow Isn't Just A British Affliction
7. Nov. 20, 2000: A UK farm perspective on the Starlink episode: Recent US Starlink corn developments have been watched nervously by most British farmers. The episode has proven to be full of surprises most of which have lowered anxiety levels. (600 words)
8. Nov. 14, 2000: Britain's Anti-Biotech Food Lobby Loses Some Bite. The Starlink Corn Controversy In America Has Had A Surprisingly Limited Impact Both In The US And Britain ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
9. Nov. 13, 2000:ANALYSIS: Canadian Cereal Situation - Total wheat production slightly lower with durum up, barley production slightly higher but malting quality supplies limited and at a premium - featured in HGCA's MI Prospects.
10. Nov. 8, 2000: Floods and Farmers: With a convenient scapegoat in global warming, government is unlikely to address the real cause of recent floods (700 words)
11. Oct. 31, 2000: A Quiet Warning From The British Report On Mad Cow Disease. No Nasty Political Surprises, And Something To Please Everyone In A Massive Mad Cow Inquiry Years In The Making ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
12. Oct. 28, 2000: BSE Inquiry Report Executive Summary (about 7,000 words)
13. Oct. 23, 2000: The other BSE Report - an opinion by David Walker featured in the Farmers Weekly Talking Point
14. Oct. 21, 2000: Anti-GM warriors lose their credibility - an Opinion from the Crops' Farm Talk by David Walker
15. Oct. 13, 2000: French BSE and British Food Safety - That France now has a more serious BSE, mad cow disease, epidemic than Britain comes at an awkward time for the British Food Standards Agency which is reviewing BSE control programs. (930 words)
16. Oct. 12, 2000: What if it was your neighbour? - Greenpeace 28's "lawful excuse" for criminal damage. from The Western Producer by David Walker
17. Oct. 12, 2000: 'Open season' on GM crops in Britain? The acquittal of the Greenpeace 28 may yet backfire. - CBC editorial by David Walker
18. Oct. 2, 2000: BSE Inquiry Report Imminent - The findings of the 30-month, £27 million, BSE Inquiry are likely to be disappointing to those looking for retribution. (400 words)
19. Sept. 25, 2000: Greenpeace's UK Court Victory May Help Modified Food. The Dilemma For The Activists Is That The More Successful They Are, The More They Will Alienate Mainstream Environmental Groups ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
20. Sept. 21, 2000: British Food Safety Concerns over Franch Beef Imports - A British review of mad cow disease control measures is expected to raise concerns over French beef imports and even a ban. (1050 words)
21. Sept. 18, 2000: British Farmers' Direct Action - the central role played by farmers in recent direct action protests over fuel prices in the UK highlights a dramatic change in farm politics.
22. September 15, 2000: Incomes slump, costs rise - How come? - an Opinion from the Anglia Farmer and Contractor by David Walker
23. Sept. 12, 2000: The UK malting barley and the CWB’s PRO surprise - Malting barley markets both in the UK and internationally are far from being a write off. This comes as a pleasant surprise with most grain markets, most places, heading for the South Pole.
24. September 8, 2000: The British organic food debate - Pseudo-scientific arguments obscure the nature of the organic food market.
25. August 11, 2000: Hollow Victory: Meat-Producers Vanquish A Vegetarian - Welsh Livestock Industry's Anger Over Minister's Appointment Illustrates Declining Influence Of Farmers Everywhere ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
26. July 26, 2000: Criminal Acts Of Britain's Eco-Warriors Can't Be Ignored, To Protect Biotech Industry, Vandals Who Destroy Tests Of Genetically Modified Crops Must Be Deterred... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
27. July 24, 2000: Cattle passports prove their worth - CBC editorial by David Walker
28. July 15, 2000: The Other Half of the Exchange Rate Equation - Operating in a high cost economy will, in the longer term, be a greater challenge for UK farmers than the current income losses from the strength of sterling.
29. July 12, 2000: UK's Passports-For-Cows System Proves Its Worth. Cattle-Tracing Program Finds Kinfolk Of A Rogue 'Mad Cow,' As British Beef Industry's Nightmare Nears Its End ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
30. July 6, 2000: Canola is only the tip of the iceberg - an Opinion from The Western Producer by David Walker
31. June 26, 2000: The European SRM Saga - Belatedly EU regulations designed to limit the spread of BSE are being put in place. The delay resulted from the failure of several member states to recognize the risk they face.
32. June 22, 2000: The EU Is An Increasingly Uncommon Market - British Are Hit Hard, As Common Farm Policy Fails To Prevent Others From Gaining Advantage... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
33. June 12, 2000:ANALYSIS: This article provides a reminder of how European cereal markets work with changing market conditions, reviews current and emerging prospects and offers advice for next season when markets could come under the direct influence of world prices..
34. June 12, 2000: Politics Softens UK's Science-Based Biotech Policy - Prospects Dim For Use Of Genetically Modified Seed, As The Blair Government Prepares For An Election ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
35. June 2, 2000: Uproar over 'Escape' of GM Canola - CBC editorial by David Walker
36. May 23, 2000: Genetically Modified Seeds Breed Needless Controversy - Suspicious British Public Isn't Likely To Believe That Rogue Crops Posed No Danger To Environment ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
37. May 23, 2000: BSE - Almost Certainly There is No Third Way - Recent trends in the incidence of BSE in Britain suggests there is no mysterious third way for the spread of the disease. No BSE cases in cattle, born after the ban on feeding meat and bone meal, the prime source of spreading the disease, and of an age when they would normally start to be diagnosed, have been detected in over a year.
38. May 17, 2000: Opposition to Genetically Modified Crops not Dead Yet - Three genetically modified autumn seeded rapeseed crops have flowered without attracting the attention of environmental activists who may be regrouping after some setbacks to their environment campaign. More worrying for them must be the appearance of cracks in their previously robust retail campaign.
39. May 3, 2000: French Add Mystery To Mad Cow Disease Research - As Cases Increase, Agriculture Minister's Suggestion Of 'Third Way' To Spread BSE Is Probably A Smokescreen ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
40. April 28, 2000:GM Crops on Trial - If the inconclusive hung jury trial of anti-GM activists meant little, some of the evidence presented will almost certainly have an impact beyond the court room.
41. April 20, 2000: An Uphill Battle for Publicity, part two of a two-part series on signs that the campaign against GM foods is waning - CBC editorial by David Walker
42. April 18, 2000: Anti-GM Activists will persist despite setbacks - British activists' action against genetically modified(GM) crops will continue despite a series of setbacks to their cause. An end to the nonsense is only likely if they are distracted by another cause.
43. April 7, 2000: Farm Wheels Greased at Ten Downing Street - The need for long term structural adjustments was the intended message from the government's recent agriculture summit. But this message was almost certainly lost in the resulting debate about who got what and why.
44. April 6, 2000: Will Europe's Politicians Stall Mad Cow Measures? Cases Increase, But There's Little Enthusiasm For Action That Could Devastate The E.U.'s Beef Industry .... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
45. April 1, 2000:The Trials of anti-GM Activists - After a run of rather disappointing results this year anti-GM activist will be out to make the most of their fixture at Norwich Crown Court on Monday.
46. March 29, 2000:Greenpeace Is Losing Its Fight Against Modified Crops, Activists' Inability To Kill British Farm Trials Is Latest In A Series Of Failures .... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
47. March 21, 2000: Is Germany Preparing For A Food Fight With France? As French Cases Of Mad Cow Disease Cause Increasing Concern, German Regions Can Be Expected To Seek Their Own Import Ban.... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
48. March 17, 2000: Fighting for Facts in Biotech Debate, CBC editorial by David Walker
49. March 13, 2000: The Countryside and Rights of Way -The British government's proposed legislation to improve public access to private land is dismissive of non-farm income opportunities for hard pressed British farmers. They stand little chance of fending off the rising tide of urban influence. Even now farming counts for little when the countryside is the issue.
50. March 1, 2000: Blair Must Win His Fight For Science-Based Approach To GMOs; UK Prime Minister's Remarks Before OECD Conference Are Wrongly Portrayed As Anti-Biotechnology.... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
51. February 24, 2000: GM Crops and Farmer Liability - Activists in Britain opposed to genetically modified organisms are trying to create liability concerns amongst farmers over field scale environmental trials. They probably underestimate farmers' confidence in biotechnology.
52. February 16, 2000: EU's start on legal action against Germany over its ban on British beef imports follows that against France, but the two cases are not similar. Germany is likely to resolve in this instance what is essentially a constitutional issue but it probably highlights a need for some internal reform.
53. February 8, 2000: French Gamble Pays Off, As Their Mad Cows Go Unnoticed; Paris Maintains Its Illegal Ban On British Beef, Yet France's Cattle May Now Prove The Greater Hazard .... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
54. February 7, 2000:The Unholy Alliance in the Biotech Debate, CBC editorial by David Walker
55. February 7, 2000: ANALYSIS: International Grain Production Costs in Perspective - explains why international comparisons are of more than academic interest, compares UK, US and Canadian costs, and draws conclusions.
56. February 2, 2000: The Haddock Phonomenon highlights the need for a change in role for the NFU. Reform may be difficult while it views itself as being under siege.
57. February 1, 2000: The emergence of a dissident candidate in the current National Farmers Union of England and Wales presidential election was unusual , and evidence that its dominant position in UK farm politics may be coming to an end.
58. January 26, 2000: Environmentalists Exploit Food Retailers' Sensitivity, The Power Of Their Unholy Alliance Can Be Overcome By Emphasizing The Humanitarian Potential Of Genetic Engineering .... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
59. January 18, 2000: Contrasting Fortunes Of US, UK Farmers Are Rooted In Politics, Washington Maintains A Double Standard On Farm Supports. - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker


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