Latest Food Headlines
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McCain Announces New Farm Of The Future Africa At 'Critical Moment' For The Global Food System
6/7/2022
McCain Foods Limited has unveiled plans for a second Farms of the Future in South Africa, as part of its drive to cut carbon emissions and tackle the impacts of climate change.
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Portable Sensor Technology Aims To Quickly Detect Foodborne Contaminants Outside The Lab
6/3/2022
An international team led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst food and environmental virologist has received a $750,000 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) partnership grant to develop and test portable, rapid biosensors capable of detecting noroviruses and mycotoxins in foods and agricultural products.
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USDA Advances Food System Transformation With $43M For Urban Agriculture And Innovative Production, Adds New Urban County Committees
6/3/2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces significant investments to support urban agriculture, including $43.1M for grants and cooperative agreements as well as six new urban county committees to help deliver key USDA programs to urban producers.
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Universal Pure Acquires Hydrofresh HPP From Keller Logistics Group
6/2/2022
Universal Pure Holdings, LLC (“Universal Pure”), the largest independent provider of high pressure processing (“HPP”) and cold chain solutions for food & beverage customers in North America and portfolio company of Tilia Holdings, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Hydrofresh Ltd. (“Hydrofresh HPP”), an outsourced HPP and cold storage provider with a leading market presence in the Midwest, from Keller Logistics Group, Inc (“Keller Logistics”) on May 31, 2022.
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FDA Agrees To Reconsider Safety Of BPA In Food Packaging
6/2/2022
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to reconsider the safety of using bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate plastics, metal can coatings, and other materials that contact food, potentially setting the stage for strict new limits on the harmful chemical.
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Sunkist Research And Technical Services Launches Next Generation, Citrus Fruit Sorter That's Powered By Google AI
6/1/2022
The sorting and grading of citrus fruit just got a lot easier thanks to the fully-automated Sunsortai® machine, a next-generation sorter from Sunkist Research and Technical Services.
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Uncovering Best Practices For Cover Crops To Optimize Production
6/1/2022
Planting cover crops like cereal rye is a beneficial agricultural practice. One of their many benefits is to cover soil for times when farmers cannot plant cash crops like corn and soy – over the winter, for example. But it is not as simple as just growing cover crops in between growing seasons. Farmers have multiple decisions to make about optimizing cover crop production.
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USDA Announces Framework For Shoring Up The Food Supply Chain And Transforming The Food System To Be Fairer, More Competitive, More Resilient
6/1/2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing details of a framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers and rural communities by providing more options, increasing access, and creating new, more, and better markets for small and mid-size producers.
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Future Crops Moves To 100% Renewable Energy
6/1/2022
Future Crops, Ltd., has taken its vertical farm a further step off the grid by shifting to reliance on 100% renewable energy. Harnessing the natural green powers of solar and wind energy, the company also is solving the primary hurdle to bringing the industry to a substantially greater carbon-neutral position, all while advancing its sustainability goals.
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Netafim Study Shows Corn Grown With Drip Irrigation Significantly Reduces Its Carbon Footprint
6/1/2022
Netafim, the global leader of sustainable precision irrigation solutions and agricultural projects, today announced the results of a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) study showing that corn grown using drip irrigation creates the least environmental impact and optimal land use when compared to flood and sprinkler irrigation methods.