One of the key developments is that while less consumption of red and processed meats is advised, recommendations regarding lean meat are excluded.That is in contrast to other reports such as the 2010 guidelines.USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services yesterday released the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The report will be subject to a 45-day comment period with a public hearing to be held in late March. As we've reported previously, these guidelines went off the rails on a number of fronts including a section on sustainability. The National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act, which provides publication of the dietary guidelines, stipulates that the recommendations from the commi...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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