Agriculture/Environment Nexus EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told the European Parliament this week that pesticide and fertilizer use will be reduced to respond to “citizen concerns,” which is not a good indicator of science-based standards. Meanwhile, French farmers are upset about what they call agrabashing. Meanwhile, USDA Secretary Sonny Purdue kicked off this year’s Outlook Forum by announcing an initiative to reduce food waste by 50 percent. In contrast to his announcement, Food & Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas snarked about the evolving demand on the food sector with the following slide:
Secretary Purdue more helpfully announced an effort to reduce nutrient runoff by 30 perce...
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What You Need to Know Today: Corn and soybeans were under heavy selling pressure as weaker (or at least as-expected) export demand runs into an accelerating harvest pace with more grain available in the spot market. Corn and soybean harvest progress remains below average across the U.S., espec...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
