Agribusiness Update for Monday 5/6/13

Agribusiness Update for Monday 5/6/13

This is the Agribusiness Update...I’m Greg Martin...

A comprehensive scientific report on honey bee health has been released by USDA and the EPA. According to the report - there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony declines including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure. One official notes there is an important link between the health of American agriculture and the health of our honeybees for the country’s long-term agricultural productivity.

Several groups are applauding the work of the U.S. and other like-minded governments to promote the importance of science-based regulations to facilitate trade of agricultural commodities derived from agricultural biotechnology. Several nations announced their intention to work collaboratively to remove global barriers to the trade of agricultural biotechnology and promote science-based, transparent and predictable regulatory approaches.

USDA researchers have developed a new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and production. The new strain of yeast can break down and ferment the sugars in corn cobs left behind after the compound xylose has been extracted.

That’s today’s Agribusiness Update from the Ag Information Network.
 

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