With California's Prop 12 now law, pork producers adapt while lobbying groups continue to fight

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With California's Prop 12 now law, pork producers adapt while lobbying groups continue to fight

Despite publicly declaring years ago to not sell certain pork products in California, some companies that own major meatpacking plants have signed up to do just that.

Is it time for corn buyers to become more aggressive?

"While nothing is guaranteed, technical signals may suggest a potential change in price direction," says markets analyst Bryan Doherty. For producers holding grain in storage, patience could pay dividends, he says.

Disease is factor in higher death rate in rural America

While the U.S. mortality rate is lower than in the 1960s, the urban rate has declined more rapidly than the rural rate, especially in the past generation. Three USDA analysts said a notable factor was a higher death rate from disease among working-age people in rural America.