Voices Against GM Moratorium A Technical Expert Committee (TEC) appointed by India's Supreme Court has recommended a 10-year moratorium on any field trials for GM crops. Scientists, agribusiness and farmers are voicing their support for the technology and are charging the TEC with bias, a lack of focus and unbalanced scientific analysis. The warning is that failure to adopt new agricultural technologies will put upward pressure on prices.Specifically, the Consortium of Indian Farmers' Associations (CIFA) says the technology is needed to produce more while using less inputs, particularly since chemicals can harm farmers. The TEC erroneously asserts that GM crops are banned in Europe. Many EU countries have allowed plantings of GM crops an...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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