Agribusiness Update for Monday 09/7/15

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance released consumer survey data focused on agriculture. USFRA's survey found that 56 percent of men agree that U.S. farmers grow and raise food in a sustainable way while just 37 percent of women agree. The survey also found consumers are interested in the human impact of sustainability.  The survey found consumers want to learn more about sustainability around water, soil, air and habitat, and they are interested in how agriculture focuses on the future.

A New York City proposal would require fast food meals with toys for kids to have fewer overall calories and smaller fat and sodium counts. The proposed policy, introduced to the New York City Council, says fast food meals that include a small toy must include a serving of fruit, vegetable or whole grain. The meals, such as McDonald's Happy Meal, would be limited to no more than 500 calories by the law. A study of purchases for children at New York City fast food chain restaurants found adults bought an average of 600 calories of food for each child, with a third of those calories coming from fat.

That's today's Agribusiness Update from the Ag Information Network of the West.