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Growing rejection of GM wheat; patently absurd patents; protecting agriculture; other CropChoice news items (Friday, March 26, 2004 -- CropChoice news) -- The following are links to some of the CropChoice commentary and news items for this week. 1 million Japanese say no to GM wheat, but NAWG still aims to persuade them on its merits A coalition of Japanese and food industry groups is in North Dakota today to give to Roger Johnson, the state agriculture commissioner, and state agriculture groups a petition declaring that Japanese consumers would not buy wheat from the United States if it introduces genetically modified (GM) wheat... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2480 Patent laws sometimes patently absurd (Tuesday, March 23, 2004 -- CropChoice guest commentary) -- Farmers didn't know or care a lot about patents before the Percy Schmeiser case came along. That the Saskatchewan farmer ran afoul of Monsanto's patent on Roundup Ready canola is not unusual. Monsanto has accused farmers all over the world of violating its patents. What makes the Schmeiser case different is that he didn't capitulate like most others. He has fought the case all the way to Canada'a Supreme Court, where a decision is now pending... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2473 Agriculture one of markets Congress is charged with protecting (Tuesday, March 23, 2004 -- CropChoice news) -- Sen. Ernest F. Hollings commentary in The Washington Post, 03/21/04: Free trade is like world peace -- you can't get there by whining about it. You must be willing to fight for it. And the entity to fight for free trade is the U.S. Congress... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2471 Monsanto wants to collect royalties on imported transgenic South American soybeans... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2478 Iowa governor urges NZ farmers to grow pharmaceutical, other transgenic crops... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2477 Sen. Grassley wants USDA to block Brazil soy imports... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2476 Western Australia bans genetically modified crops... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2474 Airborne threat for Minnesota farmers... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2475 Brazil wants China's help in builidng soybean road, rail infrastructure... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2472 Widening probe of Monsanto's Indonesia practices... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2469 Opposition to GE wheat growing, says Canadian Wheat Board... http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=2466