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Ag facts for National Ag Week 2015 (interesting statistics!) National Ag Week is being celebrated March 15-21 all across the United States, with Wednesday, March 18, designated as National Ag Day. As we celebrate National Ag Week, it is a good time to reflect on all the traditions and advancements that help make the U.S. agriculture industry second to none! See: http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/blog/national-ag-week-2015 Eurostat: 80% of Europeans broadly ‘happy’ with life Despite a bleak economic situation, almost 80% of European adults still declare themselves generally satisfied with their lives, according to fresh data published by Eurostat ahead of the International Day of Happiness. See: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/eurostat-80-europeans-broadly-happy-life-313055 The EU Data Protection Regulation: a window of opportunity to boost the European Internet industry See: http://ecommerce.blogactiv.eu/2015/03/20/the-eu-data-protection-regulation-a-window-of-opportunity-to-boost-the-european-internet-industry/ Bill, Melinda Gates advocate GMOs to a Brussels audience See: http://www.euractiv.com/video/bill-melinda-gates-advocate-gmos-brussels-audience-311502 6 Apple Watch Surprises See: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/03/15/6-apple-watch-surprises.aspx Monsanto chief admits ‘hubris’ is to blame for public fears over GM (…) Mr Grant hoped some form of consensus could be found between environmentalists and big biotech companies. “There is a middle ground in all this and if the shrill noise could die down my hope is there is an opportunity to engage in this. Maybe this is optimism but I think there is a chance that we are going to look back fondly and say, ‘God – some of those arguments. They were intellectually interesting but practically ridiculous’.” Addressing European anti-GM activists who have long targeted Monsanto as the face of the biotech industry, Mr Grant said they had to explain how the world could be fed without such technologies. “I would say (to them), if you step back from your daily life – and Tesco or Waitrose or Sainsbury’s – and you think about your kids and your grandchildren, then if not this, then what? How are we going to crack this thing? If Monsanto and this entire industry did not exist then what would the alternative would look like.” Mr Grant added that he was also frustrated that the anti-GM lobby had failed to adequately answer the question of how to feed more people with finite land without using new technology. “The thing that often frustrates me in the debate is that there is never an alternative... The other side of this is still pretty empty.” See: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/monsanto-chief-admits-hubris-is-to-blame-for-public-fears-over-gm-10128951.html Endocrine disruption: the view of the chemical industry See: http://www.euractiv.com/video/endocrine-disruption-view-chemical-industry-312927 See: http://www.cefic.org/Policy-Centre/Environment--health/Endocrine-Disruption-Modulators/ Pesticides industry chief: Commission should move faster on endocrine disruptors The European Commission's public consultation on endocrine disruptors, which ends today (16 January) is one positive step in a process of regulating chemical substances which has already been taking too long, says Jean-Charles Bocquet. See! http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/pesticides-industry-chief-commission-should-move-faster-endocrine Brexit could wipe 2.2% off UK GDP Leaving the EU could damage Britain's economy, according to a major new report from a leading think tank. See: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/brexit-could-wipe-22-uk-gdp-313177
My friend was kept up by neighbours last night See: http://imgur.com/9XMUi Q: What do you call a crocodile with GPS? A: A Navi-gator. Q: Why can't Chinese Barbecue? A: Because the rice falls through the grill.
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