A survey by the Pew Research Center on American opinions toward GMOs and pesticides indicates that if Big Ag was ever in the fight against its antagonists, they've been whipped. FoE Gets if Half Right The anti-industrial campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE) issued a report this week criticizing the food industry for attempting to counter its messaging as well as that of similar organizations. If the industry has spent the hundreds of millions of dollars on communications suggested by the FoE, they've made poor use of it. A survey by the Pew Research Center on American opinions toward GMOs and pesticides indicates that if Big Ag was ever in the fight against its antagonists, they've been whipped:
A majority (57 percent) of U.S. adu...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
