Daniel Enoch

Some 136 entities from 35 states have told USDA they are interested in becoming the new sites of the department’s Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research is offering up to $6 million in prizes for developing technologies that can quickly determine the sex of layer chick eggs before they hatch, saving the egg industry billions of dollar annually.

Jay Vroom, who recently stepped down as CEO of CropLife America, is launching a new business venture with his wife, Jamie, specializing in “strategic consulting services and investments in modern agriculture related to technology sectors.”

USDA trimmed its estimates for the corn and soybean crops on Thursday, citing lower yields for corn and a smaller harvested area for soybeans.

The retail food industry just isn’t what it used to be, says Leslie Sarasin, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute. Sarasin was one of more than a dozen speakers Wednesday at a day-long forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce which explored the changes in the food industry and provided a look at where the industry is headed.