Agribusiness Update for Tuesday 1/7/14
This is the Agribusiness Update...I'm Greg Martin...
According to a draft Environmental Impact Statement from USDA - full deregulation is the preferred alternative for corn and soybean traits from Dow AgroSciences that are resistant to 2,4-D herbicide. Dow's Enlist corn and soybeans are the first developed with 2,4-D resistance. They have been under USDA review for several years.
The current flexibility allowing schools to serve larger portions of lean protein and whole grains at mealtime will be made permanent according to USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon. He says USDA made the commitment to provide needed stability for long-term planning by making the flexibility permanent earlier this school year.
United Fresh is offering a new, complimentary webinar series this year to its members this year. The series is hosted by United's Market Segment Boards and Expert Councils. The volunteer leader groups of United Fresh will tackle a new topic on key issues impacting the industry each month.
That's today's Agribusiness Update from the Ag Information Network.
