Food processors were ecstatic at the announcement of a federal action plan to help their industry and farmers may come to see the benefits, too
by BARRY WILSON
After listening for the better part of two days to academics, researchers and some farm leaders talk about future challenges for farmers trying to feed a ballooning world population, farmer Eric Allaer wanted his say.
He had listened as speaker after speaker at a January conference organized by food research networks argued for more research funding, better trade rules, the embrace of biotechnology, regulatory reform and a reversal of declining agricultural productivity.