U.S. EPA is working on a plan to slow the adaptation by corn rootworms to corn that has been genetically modified to contain Bacillus thuringiensus (Bt). Meanwhile, a Pew Research Center survey found that the greatest divide between scientists and the American public is over the safety of genetically modified crops. Environment Challenges for Ag
Farm groups are having to appeal an adverse ruling that cleared U.S. EPA's dissemination of information about large livestock operations to environmental groups. Environmental and animal rights groups are suing U.S. EPA to try and force the agency to enforce Clean Air Act requirements on what they term as 20,000 "factory farms" producing billions of animals. The Des Moines, Iowa Waters Works u...
What You Need to Know Today: Oil prices surged today following reports of tanker attacks off the coast of Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels and renewed U.S. threats to escalate military strikes against Iran, heightening concerns over potential disruptions to Middle East energy supplies. Brent crud...
Key Takeaways: The latest UN data shows solid progress reducing global hunger and food insecurity. The geography of hunger-affected people has shifted substantially, however, and Africa is now the most affected region. To understand why hunger patterns have shifted and what policy option...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report for 1 July will be released tomorrow. Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 102.2 percent of last year. Those estimates imply an on-feed inventory of 11.327 million head. If accurate, that would be the...
