Conventionally-bred biofortified crops are improving the health of millions globally but will eventually be forced to rely on GM technology. Will activists allow such a move, or will millions in poverty suffer?
WPI recently noted Zimbabwe’s intention to produce 40,000 MT of biofortified maize in 2017 (see Ag Perspectives, 8 November 2016). This variety will account for approximately 10 percent of the country’s maize production as a result of the government’s strategy. It differs from traditional white maize as it contains higher levels of vitamin A to help address the deficiency of that vitamin, which can impair both the brain and immune system and affects nearly one in five children under age 5 in Zimbabwe. Vitamin A b...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
