The Organic Trade Association issued a study showing that income was higher and poverty lower in the 225 counties with significant organic food production. While this comes as no surprise to some, it misses the other side of the coin.
Skimming Pockets The Organic Trade Association issued a study showing that income was higher and poverty lower in the 225 counties with significant organic food production. This comes as no surprise to those who understand that organic products charge a premium and net higher returns to farmers. However, it misses the other side of the coin, which is how much worse off economically are the purchasers of organic certified foods than those with comparable incomes but buying conventional foods. Notab...
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...
