Agribusiness Update for Friday 03/07/14

The American Meat Institute - in submitted comments to the 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee - expressed the importance of the nutrition benefits provided by meat and poultry. The group noted meat and poultry products are important and rich sources of highly bioavailable micronutrients. In Addition - AMI said the inclusion of meat and poultry products in the diet can prevent well-documented vitamin deficiencies.

2014 marks the 5th year of the America's Farmers Mom of the Year program - sponsored by Monsanto. Monsanto Corporate Marketing Communications Director Jessica Simmons says the program is meant to highlight and showcase the role women play in agriculture. Simmons says Monsanto supports America's farmers overall - but realizes women in the ag industry aren't recognized very often. The America's Farmers Mom of the Year program is focused on women who work in agriculture for a living - Simmons says - from livestock to row crops and more.

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