Making Insecticides Work Again

Making Insecticides Work Again

Insecticides have been a linchpin of crop production for hundreds of years. But nothing lasts forever, and insects have mutated over time to survive and thrive despite the chemicals. Resistance has forced farmers to increase the types and amounts of chemicals they...
A Speed Bump for Genetically Engineered Plants

A Speed Bump for Genetically Engineered Plants

Genetically engineering plants just got a little harder. California girls judges, they’re unforgettable: A federal judge in Cali just vacated the USDA’s 2020 rule exempting genetically engineered plants from regulation.  Translation: This will likely delay the...
Nutrition Labels to the Front

Nutrition Labels to the Front

You’re used to looking up nutrition information on the back of a product, but a new proposal could change this: those labels might be moving to the front of food packaging.  How did we get here? ICYMI, the U.S. isn’t the healthiest of nations, and this new proposal is...
Tough Talk, Tougher Tariffs

Tough Talk, Tougher Tariffs

The T-word has almost become a swear word recently. That’s right: tariffs.  Tariff tsunami: On day one of re-entering the Oval Office, President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to sign an executive order to impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada and...
Screwworms Screw with Beef Imports

Screwworms Screw with Beef Imports

Screwworms are screwing up beef imports from Mexico, and it will likely impact feeder cattle prices.  After the discovery of a screwworm in Mexico on Friday, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it would pause animal imports from...