At a recent national seed conference in China, it was indicated that a new seed law is under development that will focus on amendment of the PRV, seed labeling, the examination as well as approval of seed varieties and financial support of the crop seed industry. China Calls for Protecting Domestic Seed Varieties At a recent national seed conference, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) called for continuous efforts toward the protection of domestic seed varieties. The conference emphasized that the crop seed industry is essential to ensuring the long-term stable development of the nation's agriculture and food security. Several suggestions made at the conference included:
Implementation of higher entry requirements for the country's...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
Let’s return briefly to the fake meat hype cycle, now sitting somewhere in a dusty corner of your mind, not entirely forgotten. What happened to all those products, known as plant-based alternative proteins? They were supposed to be as good as real meat—cheaper, more environmentally...
