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TOP HEADLINES
2016 Oklahoma sesion was one of missed opportunities:
With Oklahoma facing a $1.3 billion shortfall, this was a year for leadership at the Legislature, for making tough decisions and — most of all — conducting the state’s business differently than in the past [The Oklahoman].
Cheap, cheap: Egg prices drop after avian flu scare:
Egg prices are still falling as an industry glut forms in the wake of last year’s avian influenza scare, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture [Journal Record].
No room in U.S. grain silos means dumping wheat in parking lots:
Some American wheat farmers are not only going to lose money on every bushel they harvest this month, many won’t have a proper place to store it [Bloomberg].
Grassley doubts Congress will act soon on GMO label law:
Congress is unlikely to finish legislation on labeling products containing genetically modified ingredients before Vermont’s own law takes effect next month, Sen. Charles Grassley said Thursday [Des Moines Register].
Local-food push fuels egg production boom in Nevada:
As California egg producers continue to adapt to new cage size rules, their industry in neighboring Nevada is experiencing a boom [Capital Press].
Farmers continue to debate the merits of genetically modified crops:
As chemical giant Monsanto marks 20 years of genetically modified crops in Australia, farmers remain divided about the merits of GM crops [ABC.net Australia].
Farmers play valuable role in water quality program:
No one today lives and works closer to our land and water than America’s farmers [Lancaster Farming].
Kill the culture of cool kale, food critic says:
What I regret very much is a certain moralistic, messianic tone of people who advocate responsible eating — which I would advocate too, but there is a certain tone, that if you don’t do this, if you don’t eat organic, if you don’t buy locally, you’re a bad person — which I think is wrong [NPR].
