Latest Food Headlines

31. Diversifying Crop Rotations Improves Environmental Outcomes While Keeping Farms Profitable 8/31/2020

    A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University finds that diversifying crop rotations can greatly reduce negative environmental and health impacts, while maintaining profitability for farmers.

32. Climate Change Could Increase Rice Yields 8/31/2020

    Rice is the most consumed staple food in the world. It is especially common in Asia, where hunger concerns are prevalent.

33. Optical Sorting Gives Precise Results And Saves Costs 8/28/2020

    “In a lot of sectors – onions, apples, oranges, etc. – optical sorting was introduced successfully years ago,” says Mitchel Bakker of Ellips a Dutch company which focuses on sorting technology.

34. New Sun City Elifab Cherry Line Exceeds Expectations 8/28/2020

    As planned, Sun City Cherries of Kelowna, BC went live with their new cherry line in early July.

35. veriTAG Leverages NULS Blockchain To Solve Asia's Food Safety Problem 8/27/2020

    VeriTAG, a cloud-based tracking system built on the NULS blockchain, has partnered with the Singapore Food Agency and ST Engineering to create a comprehensive and transparent incentive-based food safety system to address the ongoing food safety crisis plaguing Southeast Asia.

36. The Nature Conservancy, Cargill, McDonald’s And Target Unite To Support Nebraska farmers’ Regenerative Agriculture Practices To Invest In An Even More Sustainable Beef Supply Chain 8/27/2020

    The Nature Conservancy, McDonald’s, Cargill and Target are coming together to launch a new five-year, $8.5M project aimed at working with Nebraska farmers to advance proven soil health practices to help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and help farmers adapt to climate change.

37. Governments Help Ontario Food Processors Become More Innovative And Competitive 8/27/2020

    The Governments of Canada and Ontario are providing more than $5.4M through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help food processing businesses improve food safety, increase labour productivity and enable better access to markets.

38. Aptean Launches New Food And Beverage ERP Partner Program 8/27/2020

    Today, Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, announced the launch of a new, global partner program designed to expand the company’s geographic reach for its Aptean Food and Beverage ERP solutions with world-class channel sellers.

39. GR Fresh Joins The Movement To Build The World’s Safest Food Supply Chain Adopting The Free iTrade Traceability Campaign 8/27/2020

    GR Fresh is the latest customer to pick up the food safety mantle and join iTrade’s iTracefresh program.

40. Harpak-ULMA Launches Its PaperSeal Sustainable Food Packaging System 8/26/2020

    Harpak-ULMA today announced the official launch of its innovative PaperSeal packaging technology as part of the company’s initiative to fundamentally rethink packaging systems to promote green packaging alternatives across the food industry.