Later, the market shrugged off the report and clawed its way back up, boosted by some takeover deals and strong earnings reports, particularly from ConAgra Foods inc. and software maker Oracle corp. Stocks initially dropped after the Commerce Department said orders for durable goods plunged 2.8 percent in May following three months of increases. Given the market's turbulence over the past few weeks due to soaring bond yields, investors will be looking for any clues in the central bank's...

Instead of paving the way for GM crops to be grown in England, David Miliband must take on board the thousands of responses rejecting the Government's GM contamination plans and put in place policies that protect GM free food and truly promote his vision of sustainable farming. Instead of paving the way for GM crops to be grown in England, David Miliband must take on board the thousands of responses rejecting the Government's GM contamination plans and put in place policies that protect GM...

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But a year after the Berks cases were filed, farmers and municipal officials await rulings that many believe will have a significant impact on farming in Pennsylvania. But he sees a difference between family farming and the kind of farming Weaver wants to do. A 2005 state law called the Agriculture, Communities and Rural Environment initiative, orACRE, gives Pennsylvania farmers the power to seek the attorney general s help in challenging local ordinances that may conflict with state law....

Africa is rapidly becoming a focal point for multinational crop and chemical corporations clearing the way for the extended uptake of their products and technologies. Organisations like the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa -- bankrolled by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations -- are partly to blame through their heavy investment in infrastructure aimed at supporting the development and distribution of GM crops and seeds. Organisations like the Alliance for the Green Revolution...