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The last 12 months have been challenging for cultivated meat and seafood companies trying to raise capital. AGFunderNews.com says Finless Foods is making cutbacks to conserve cash, New Age Eats is running out of funds, and GOOD Meat is being sued by its bioreactor supplier over allegedly unpaid bills. As AgFunder runs the numbers, preliminary […]

With the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing now complete, USDA is now considering the more than 12,000 pages of testimony as it formulates a plan for FMMO modernization. The National Milk Producers Federation says the key to a successful modernization is a comprehensive approach that addresses the complexity of federal orders in a way that […]

A dairy checkoff partnership is putting hot chocolate milk into the hands of students during a pilot with a leading school foodservice company. National Dairy Council and Chartwells K12, which serves more than two million meals daily at 700 U.S. school districts, have launched the Hot Chocolate Milk program in 58 schools. Lisa Hatch, vice […]

Proposed changes to the H-2A Visa program, from the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security, could make life much more challenging for growers across the country. Kate Tynan, Senior Vice President at the Northwest Horticultural Council, says workers deserve protection, but these proposals would really cost growers. “I’ve been working on these issues for going […]

USDA says in the last decade, world agricultural output grew at an average annual rate of 1.94 percent per year, far slower than the 2.74 percent growth rate over the prior decade. That’s also below the average annual rate of 2.3 percent over the past six decades from 1961-2021. The slowdown was primarily tied to […]

Cattle industry representatives from Canada and Mexico attended the U.S. National Cattlemen’s annual conference recently in Orlando, Florida. Meetings involved the three partner-countries in the USMCA trade pact to discuss a slate of issues. Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association and a rancher in Sackville, New Brunswick, says the proposed “Product of USA” […]

It’s been a pretty good export year for U.S. potatoes so far. Kim Brashears, Chief Marketing Officer at Potatoes USA, says this demonstrates that the demand for U.S. potatoes remains strong, and our access to Mexico will surely help drive that. “In Mexico, the U.S. gained access to fresh potato exports to the entire country. […]

RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler on Monday announced plans to add a year-round food venue at the State Fairgrounds that will be able to offer new food options for the growing West Raleigh area.  Plans are still in the development stage and have not been finalized, but the Midway Event Center is projected to […]

The Southeastern Wildlife Expo is being held February 16-18 in Charleston. Let’s hear about it, Commissioner.   

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain and oilseed markets closed higher on Monday despite strength in the dollar and weakness in crude oil. There were also big general rains across much of Argentina and Brazil furthering crop development which should have been bearish […]