1-13 Agribusiness Update

1-13 Agribusiness Update

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.

This is the Agribusiness Update…For Greg Martin…I’m David Sparks

The Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced five inaugural U.S. communities that have been designated as Promise Zones, an intensive and layered approach to revitalizing distressed communities."Rural Americans often face the same barriers to income equality as folks in our cities, and that's why the Promise Zones effort focuses on both urban and rural areas," said USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.

 

More and more red meat is making its way from farms in the United States to tables in numerous countries abroad, where many diets are incorporating more beef. One of the biggest increases has been in Hong Kong, one of two regions that are part of China but have separate trade policies.

The value of U.S. beef exports to Hong Kong has doubled since 2010, up to $331 million from $155 million. The number was only $198,000 in 2004.

 

A $167,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help researchers at the LSU Agricultural Center determine whether lab-tested safety precautions to protect honey bees from mosquito spraying actually work in the field.

 

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

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