ASSOCIATION NEWS.DAILY UPDATES ON WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .AGRIMARKETING.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. The American Seed Trade Association's members are removing any corn seed that tests positive for the unintentional presence of StarLink from their sales inventories. ASTA applauds USDA's leadership in providing farmers and consumers with greater confidence about the integrity of the U.S. corn seed supply and appreciates the opportunity to work with the department in ensuring this confidence. "Through our ongoing quality assurance measures, ASTA members continue to maintain a high level of varietal va·ri·e·tal adj. Of, indicating, or characterizing a variety, especially a biological variety. n. A wine made principally from one variety of grape and carrying the name of that grape. seed purity to meet the expectations of domestic and international customers and consumers," says ASTA executive vice president Dean Urmston. "The seed industry is doing everything possible to minimize the presence of Cry9C protein in future corn crops. This should give farmers added confidence about the corn seed they plant this year and beyond." ASTA's 250 member companies involved in corn seed production and distribution continue to test for the presence of Cry9C protein under quality standards meeting or exceeding those set forth by USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. in its corn seed testing References The brief descriptions above are provided by Pure Harvest Software for Seed Labs. Other information about practices in the USA can be found at the following sites: Association of Seed Certifying Agencies Society of Commercial Seed Technologists and sampling recommendations. These companies already apply high-quality assurance standards to all seed production and are taking the extra step to ensure that their corn seed tests negative for Cry9C protein. |
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