The value of beef to a healthy diet

Work continues on the 10th edition of the Dietary Guidelines.  Shalene McNeill, the executive director of nutrition research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the guidelines are updated every five years and will be for 2025 to 2030. The DGAs serve as the foundation for federal nutrition policy and shape the recommendations found on…… Continue Reading

NCGA representative hopeful for resolution to Mexico’s GM corn ban

A policy expert with the National Corn Growers Association says she’s hopeful the Mexican decree banning genetically modified corn imports will be overturned before the end of the year. Nancy Martinez says U.S. lawyers made good arguments at a June hearing to show Mexico’s decree violates provisions under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “Mexico has also made…… Continue Reading

Hogs futures higher on stronger pork values during the session

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were mostly lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business. October live cattle closed $.05 higher at $179.05, and December lives closed $.20 lower at $178.05. September feeder cattle closed $.67 lower at $240.57, and October feeders closed $.20 lower at $239.02.  Direct cash…… Continue Reading

New Michigan Sugar facility doubles molasses processing

A new processing facility is helping Michigan sugarbeet growers capture additional returns from the same acres. Michigan Sugar Company’s Rob Clark tells Brownfield a Molasses Desugarization Facility at the company’s Bay City site is extracting additional sugar from what was previously a byproduct used for animal feed. “We are going to produce 80 million additional…… Continue Reading

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