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U.S. food retailer to require GMO disclosure labels

By Lisa Baertlein March 16, 2013

The prevalence of GMOs in the United States, coupled with a lack of labelling requirements, has made it very difficult for retailers to source non-GMO options

Reuters / Whole Foods Market Inc. will require all products sold in its U.S. and Canadian stores to carry a label by 2018 saying whether they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the organic and natural grocery seller said March 8. The United States is the world’s largest market for foods made with genetically altered ingredients.

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Iowa ends mandatory testing of milk for toxic byproduct aflatoxin

By Reuters March 16, 2013

Iowa has dropped a requirement that all milk received in the state be tested for aflatoxin, the toxic byproduct of a mould that attacks corn during a drought, the state’s Agriculture Department said March 1. Aflatoxin was more prevalent than usual in the 2012 U.S. corn harvest, which was hit by the biggest drought in

Hogs, Livestock, News

Smithfield board to review advice from big shareholder

March 16, 2013

reuters / Smithfield Foods Inc. said March 8 it would review a letter from shareholder Continental Grain Co., which is urging the top U.S. hog producer to consider steps such as splitting into three units and initiating a regular cash dividend. Shares of Smithfield rose 3.3 per cent to $25.50 in pre-market trading. Smithfield said

Crops, Oilseeds

Processor says Prairie soybean seedings could soon hit four million acres

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 16, 2013

CNSC / Soybean acreage in Western Canada could quadruple over the next four to five years, and surpass the four-million-acre mark, according to the president of Manitoba soybean processor Delmar Commodities. Soybean production in Manitoba has grown steadily over the past decade, with acreage in 2013 forecast in the 1.0 million to 1.2 million range,

Livestock, News

Farmers who commit totally to sell locally can make a profit

By Pennsylvania State University Release March 16, 2013

Farmers can make a profit selling their produce directly to local businesses, but they must not let possible new costs weaken their commitment to the new venture, according to an international team of researchers. “We found that the farmers who really made a conscious decision to sell local and who made more of a commitment

Country Crossroads, International news

From a tourist’s view

By Donna Gamache March 16, 2013

A trip to the beaches of Varadero, Cuba may be what you’re dreaming of. But perhaps, after some time in the sun, you might want more — to see the ‘real’ Cuba, outside of the all-inclusive resort strip. My husband and I recently spent two weeks on the tropical island. We admired the fabulous Varadero

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

What’s in a catchy phrase? Plenty if the term is ‘pink slime’

By P.J. Huffstutter March 16, 2013

Lawyers for Beef Products Inc. say ABC’s characterization of lean finely textured beef made it  sound vile, but network says it’s an accurate term for a thick, slippery substance

A year ago, Beef Products Inc. had four state-of-the art plants, more than 1,300 employees and was expanding aggressively. The meat company was the leading maker of “lean finely textured beef,” a low-fat product made from chunks of beef, including trimmings, and exposed to tiny bursts of ammonium hydroxide to kill E. coli and other

Crops, News, Oilseeds

U.S. crop insurance guarantees push big acres

By Julie Ingwersen March 16, 2013

Reuters / Crop insurance that guarantees prices for the 2013 growing season should encourage U.S. farmers to again plant a large number of acres, with soybeans possibly claiming ground from corn, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency set the guarantees March 1, which act as the “floor price” for crop insurance

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Farmers locked in acres last fall with fertilizer applications

March 16, 2013

chicago / reuters / Recent declines in U.S. corn futures prices have failed to dent growers’ enthusiasm for planting the feed grain this spring, even though soybean prices have outperformed corn, farmers and analysts said. Crop insurance guarantees, money spent on fertilizer and recent rainy weather in key growing areas have cemented the acreage decisions

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Declining prices damping interest in durum in North Dakota

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 16, 2013

A recent decline in durum prices south of the border will likely lower durum acreage in North Dakota, says an official with the North Dakota Wheat Commission. Durum prices are fairly close to spring wheat values right now, “which doesn’t help durum acreage at all,” said Erica Olson, the commission’s marketing specialist. “It will be

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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