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What you need to know about Oklahoma’s primary election
Electing individuals that will support the priorities of the agricultural industry is vital, so make sure to do your research before you head to the polls [OKAgPolicy].
TOP HEADLINES
On primary election day, a few examples of how votes can matter:
Primary elections in Oklahoma generally produce a low turnout. Yet it’s worth remembering that every vote really does count [The Oklahoman].
Tuesday’s primary election could pack some surprise results:
Across Oklahoma on Tuesday, voters will be deciding primary battles for the state Legislature, some county seats and U.S. Senate and Congress. Tuesday’s results will determine which Republican and Democrat — and in some seats Libertarian — will compete in November’s general election [The Oklahoman].
A momentous change is underway in the egg case:
Egg producers estimate that it costs approximately $40 per bird to build a cage-free production system – so the new commitments could cost U.S. egg producers $5.6 billion to build the needed cage free systems by 2025 [USDA AMS].
Perdue Foods announces new animal welfare policy:
Perdue Foods, one of the largest poultry companies in the U.S., has announced an expansive new animal welfare policy that is receiving high marks from advocacy groups [Agri-Pulse].
Coke to pull products from stores to comply with GMO law:
You may not find as many Coca-Cola products in Vermont stores starting next week because of the new GMO labeling law [WCAX].
Can Walmart’s food labels make a dent in America’s $29bn food waste problem?:
Walmart, one of the nation’s largest food retailers, has been working on a fix. It requires suppliers of its private label Great Value line of products to use the same, standardized date label for its non-perishable foods: “Best if used by” [The Guardian].
UK food prices set to rise after Brexit vote:
Food prices are likely to go up as a short-term consequence of Britain’s voting to leave the EU, owing to the UK’s dependence on imports, according to the president of the National Farmers Union [The Guardian].
Nothing says ‘hip’ like ancient wheat:
Consumer interest in healthy grains could sow the seeds for some long-forgotten bread wheats to make a comeback, according to an opinion article released Monday inTrends in Plant Science — presumably the Vogue of botany [NPR].
The evolution of American agriculture:
In short, today there are fewer but larger farms than there were in the past. The farms that remain tend to earn higher incomes and have higher net worth than average US households. Farm production is today heavily concentrated among a small share of about 160,000 producers [Jayson Lusk Blog].
