A key hindrance to the EU extending the approved use of glyphosate in Brussels is coming from German politicians. They do not accept the opinion of Europe’s own food safety officials nor that of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization or World Health Organization. Instead, a flawed statement from elsewhere is embraced.
Damn the Politicians, Foodsuasion The food and beverage industry consultancy Hartman Group along with Publicis subsidiary MSL Group analyzed consumers in the millennial generation, concluding that young people are skeptical that their vote won’t change much but they can steer society based on the products they purchase. This is a damning view of the political class although a compliment to the...
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...
