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U.S. DELAYS FINAL CALL ON KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE . . . PLANT BREEDERS RELEASE FIRST OPEN SOURCE SEEDS . . . DO YOU KNOW WHAT ANTIBIOTICS YOU’RE EATING? . . . ACOA FUNDS CROP RESEARCH

U.S. DELAYS FINAL CALL ON KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE
Source: New York Times
The State Department will delay its decision on construction of the Keystone XL pipeline until it has a clearer idea of how legal challenges to the pipeline’s route through Nebraska will be settled, State Department officials said last week. Both supporters and opponents of the pipeline criticized the delay as a political ploy aimed at punting the final call on the divisive project until after the midterm elections in November. (read more)

PLANT BREEDERS RELEASE FIRST OPEN SOURCE SEEDS
Source: NPR
A group of scientists and food activists is launching a campaign to change the rules that govern seeds. They’re releasing 29 new varieties of crops under a new “open source pledge” that’s intended to safeguard the ability of farmers, gardeners and plant breeders to share those seeds freely. (read more)

DO YOU KNOW WHAT ANTIBIOTICS YOU’RE EATING?
Source: The Globe and Mail
In health, trends rarely result in lasting change. Diets come and go, foods such as kale have a limited shelf life of popularity and no one really knows whether coffee is actually good or bad for you. The trouble lies in the association of scientific evidence, which admittedly can be contradictory, with lifestyle choices. Yet over the past few years, a health trend has emerged that may beat the odds: Antibiotic abstinence in agriculture appears to be growing and, thanks to a recent move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, may bring “antibiotic-free” meat into the mainstream there. (read more)

ACOA FUNDS CROP RESEARCH
Source: The Chronicle Herald
The federal government is investing $223,880, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, in a project to identify the potential to grow high-value crops in southwest Nova Scotia. “This project represents an important opportunity to diversify the economy and encourage new agricultural investments in southwestern Nova Scotia," said South Shore-St. Margarets MP Gerald Keddy on Thursday. The regional climate data research project is a joint venture involving CBDC Shelburne, CBDC Yarmouth and South Shore Opportunities. (read more)