Archive for May 2020
Serbian Cheese A Bargain Compared To Bundy Trials
Your federal government spent $22 million in 2018 on a development grant to subsidize the production of Sjenica cheese – a unique creamy white cheese produced only in the rural…
Read MoreUSDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in Hawaii
(Washington, D.C., May 28, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Hawaii has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by…
Read MoreFrom Farm to Fork: USDA Food Box Program Met with Praise and Criticism
From farm to fork, agriculture was on center stage at the White House last week. “I want to begin by expressing our profound gratitude to everyone here today and the…
Read MoreLife After COVID-19: Radical Becomes Mainstream
The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has broken all the rules. What the world is facing is something economist David McWilliams likes to call a “pandession.” What COVID-19 is causing is a…
Read MoreBeth Ford On Food Production in The Post Pandemic World
The shockwaves COVID-19 sent through the food supply chain are well documented. While grocery store shelves were empty, farmers across the country dumped milk, destroyed produce and even euthanized hogs.…
Read MoreStabenow Introduces Food Supply Protection Act
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced the Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 on Wednesday to help protect the food supply after the COVID-19 crisis has placed an unprecedented strain on…
Read MoreCattleTrace Names Executive Director
Callahan Grund has been named executive director for U.S. CattleTrace. Grund replaces Cassie K. Aherin who served as U.S. CattleTrace program manager. Grund previously worked in policy engagement, business development…
Read MoreUSDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in Florida and Minnesota
(Washington, D.C., May 28, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Florida and Minnesota have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program…
Read MoreWhat FX Markets Say About Negative Rates
FX Theory & Relative Monetary Policy FX markets determine the relative price of one currency versus another. As such, there is an abundance of literature studying exchange rates in terms…
Read MoreNegative Rates: Four Real World Experiences
FX Theory & Relative Monetary Policy FX markets determine the relative price of one currency versus another. As such, there is an abundance of literature studying exchange rates in terms…
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