Latest Food Headlines
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research Leading Effort To Develop More High-Quality, Resilient Tomatoes
10/3/2024
In response to the growing challenges in tomato production, Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center is leading the effort to develop and employ a systems-based approach to build a more sustainable and competitive tomato industry in the U.S.
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USTDA Supports Food Security In Bangladesh
10/3/2024
Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced it has awarded a feasibility study grant to Bangladesh prepared foods and cold chain services company Bonton Foods Limited (Bonton Foods) to support the deployment of a temperature-controlled logistics network of cold storage refrigeration warehouses in Bangladesh.
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ICM Field Day Marwijksoord: Thinking Together About Integrated Cultivation Approach For Arable Farming
10/2/2024
On September 26, 2024, the second ICM field day of this year took place in Marwijksoord. Some 85 arable farmers, farm visitors, researchers and other interested parties came to the experimental farm of WUR Open Teelten to gain knowledge and insight into growing with less chemicals.
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CropX Adds Variable Rate Application (VRA) Maps To Increase Farm Efficiency
10/2/2024
CropX, a global leader in digital agricultural solutions, today announced the launch of an enhanced variable rate application (VRA) planning capability for growers to use to improve the precision of their in-field operations.
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Breakthrough In Fight Against Devastating Banana Diseases: First Resistant Plant Developed
10/1/2024
Researchers led by Wageningen company KeyGene have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black Sigatoka, two of the most devastating diseases for bananas.
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New Imaging Technique Brings Us Closer To Simplified, Low-Cost Agricultural Quality Assessment
9/30/2024
Hyperspectral imaging is a useful technique for analyzing the chemical composition of food and agricultural products.
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FMC Corporation Announces Distribution Agreement With Ballagro Agro Tecnologia Ltda. To Expand Biologicals Crop Protection Offering In Brazil
9/30/2024
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, today announced an agreement with Ballagro Agro Tecnologia Ltda., a pioneer and leader in fungi-based biosolutions, to provide growers in Brazil with a broad portfolio of differentiated biological solutions.
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Syngenta Group Adds Cutting-Edge Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) To Cropwise
9/30/2024
Syngenta Group, a global leader in agricultural innovation, announced the launch of Cropwise AI at the World AgriTech Innovation Summit in London today.
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First-Ever Imaging Of Pathogens On Lettuce Leaves In Real-Time
9/27/2024
As the global population surpasses 8 billion, the challenge of producing sufficient food becomes increasingly pressing.
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Charles Ross & Son Company Announces The Passing Of Richard Ross
9/26/2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Ross, former president of Charles Ross & Son Company, on September 14, 2024. Rich was a visionary leader who played an instrumental role in shaping the company’s future and global success.