From chalkboards to computers, futures evolve with the market
One hundred years ago grain futures markets depended on hand signals, observers and chalkboards with posted prices to keep traders on the floor aware of the most recent prices.
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Future is now: Incremental advances improve highly efficient, labor-light flour mills
On the occasion of its 100th year chronicling the evolution of milling in the United States and reporting on the commodity markets that feed the world, Milling & Baking News spoke with milling experts about the technological leaps, bounds and baby steps that led to the modern flour mill.
Content and Integrity: the Milling & Baking News story
The 100-year-old magazine helps managers keep supply and demand in balance by assisting the industry in keeping its eye on the ball.
(Part 2) 100 years of international food aid: Continuing the fight against hunger
The need for US international food aid assistance is increasing, perhaps to historic proportions.
(Part 1) 100 years of international food aid: Generosity in the national interest
The United States was engaged in what was at the time and for many years to come the world’s largest humanitarian mission ever, sending US food to Russia to save millions from starvation.
A diet for digestion issues gains traction globally
Studies show effectiveness of low FODMAP diet, but grain-based foods
restrictions pose challenges
The New Dawn of Hybrid Wheat
It was just over a 100 years that the sun slowly began rising on a new technology that was destined to transform US agriculture.
HFCS history shows challenges, perseverance
High-fructose corn syrup came
on the market in the late 1960s
as a low-cost alternative to
sugar and experienced tremendous
growth for the next 30 years.