Texas A&M Tackles Hemp Breeding
Last Week’s Hemp Commentary
Hemp has provided a career boost for some university researchers because if the immense original research opportunities it presents. With essentially no established best practices, hemp agronomics are a blank canvas for researchers.
It doesn’t end there. Processing hemp from crop to a useful industrial material is still very new in the U.S. There are opportunities in materials science and textiles that researchers have embraced, and funding for hemp has been plentiful in recent years.
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05.06.2024
Strong biodiesel production seen weighing on crude glycerin prices
The whispers of declining biodiesel production are meeting with resistance. Some observers have been sounding the alarm regarding declining production for over a year now, but if true, biodiesel...
05.06.2024
Average weekly hog slaughter to decrease into mid-June: Fastmarkets’ research team
Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) prices fell to 42-43.5 cents per lb delivered US Gulf on Monday May 6 for May-June shipments. There was additional trading reported on the same...
05.06.2024
Year-to-date commercial cattle production falls 2.30% y-o-y
US animal proteins prices were steady on Monday May 6. Limited trade was reported, with several market participants only testing prices, Fastmarkets heard.
US hog slaughter
Fastmarkets research...