OSU Food Testing Sensor and SAWA Reaction Mixed
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**An electrochemical sensor developed at Oregon State University holds promise for making food quality testing faster, more accurate, more environmentally friendly and less expensive.
www.morningagclips.com reports the sensor requires tiny sample amounts, can be built into portable testing devices, and is fast and highly sensitive.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the study by OSU scientists and researchers was published in Applied Nano Materials, of the American Chemical Society.
www.morningagclips.com/oxide-based-sensor-opens-door-to-greener-faster-more-accurate-quality-testing-of-food/
**A Republican-backed ag labor bill is drawing mixed reactions as lawmakers debate changes to the H-2A farmworker program.
The most controversial provision in the Securing
Agriculture's Workforce Act would allow certain undocumented ag workers already employed on U.S. farms to apply for temporary legal status.
Newsweek reports supporters say the proposal would move existing workers into a legal workforce without a pathway to citizenship, while critics argue it amounts to amnesty.
**U.S. ethanol production rebounded sharply last week, while exports nearly doubled, according to data from the Renewable Fuels Association.
For the week ending July 17, ethanol production climbed 5.2%, up 1.5% from the same week a year ago.
Ethanol STOCKS edged 0.4% higher.
Gasoline demand strengthened 1.2% from the previous week, though slightly below year-ago levels.
