Issue 2002 May 18
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Quarantine: NZ suspends California grape imports
Biosecurity Australia recently announced it will allow California table grapes into Australia despite the risk of importing Pierce’s Disease (the plant equivalent of foot and mouth disease) and the disease’s main insect transmitter, the glassy winged sharp shooter.However, New Zealand has recently suspended imports from California for about six months because of the discovery of four black widow spiders in as many months…
COVER STORY: U.S. Farm Bill ends free trade illusion
While Australia continues to pursue the policies of deregulation and free trade, US President Bush has declared that US agriculture is a strategic industry. His statement was made to justify the latest, massive $200 billion Farm Bill for the next six years.President Bush announced in January that US self-sufficiency in food is a “national security” issue. He said:”One of the things about America…
