Cargill’s recent announcement of policies to achieve zero-deforestation in its supply chains comes at a crucial moment for the Brazilian Cerrado, which is being destroyed at a breakneck rate, primarily for soy and cattle production.

significant, multi-year study published Monday provides new evidence that commodity crop production can be detrimental to honey bees, putting colonies at risk by depleting their access to food.

The outlook on the US soybean supply situation recently came into better focus with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) projecting record-high soybean production and yield for this year’s domestic crop. But what about the outlook for demand? With the United States expected to produce the most soybeans it has ever produced, the hope is the large supply will have somewhere to go. But a cadre of policies — both foreign and domestic — has clouded those pathways.