Government Work: The U.S. government announced the creation of a Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products. The website merely contains links to the individual websites of the agencies involved (EPA, USDA and FDA). For any real information, citizens must still parse through the disparate approaches of the three agencies. It is lipstick on a pig. Colorful Meat Terms: Channel 4 in the UK hosted a program around a controversial documentary entitled, “Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet.” Some of the comments as recounted by Food Navigator included:
The solution is converting farms in...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Regional News Dry weather across the UK and Europe is becoming increasingly concerning for the 2027 crops as planting intentions are lowered amid dry soil conditions. Delayed sowing or establishment under adverse conditions could leave crops more vulnerable to frost/freeze events and dise...
