New Members Added To House Ag Committee
(Jan 28, 2005)
Lawmakers in Washington have named 11 new members to the House Agriculture Committee -- six for the Republican majority and five for the Democratic minority.
Report: 3 Packing Plants Violate Human Rights
(Jan 28, 2005)
Working conditions at three U.S meat processing plants -- in North Carolina, Nebraska, and Arkansas -- violated basic human rights, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
WTO Chief Calls For Stepped Up Efforts
(Jan 28, 2005)
World Trade Organization members must step up their efforts if they want to close a wide-ranging treaty to liberalize global commerce by 2006, WTO chief Supachai Panitchpakdi said this week.
ADM Reports 2Q Jump in Earnings
(Jan 28, 2005)
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co said this week that second quarter earnings increased 42 percent despite higher corn costs.
