Latest Food Headlines

  1. Oxitec Completes Successful Season Of Friendly™ Fall Armyworm Deployments On Large, Commercial-Scale Farms In Two Corn-Growing Regions In Brazil 7/12/2022

    Oxitec Ltd, a leading developer of biological pest control solutions, announces the successful completion of the second large-scale pilot season of the Friendly™ fall armyworm. Following full commercial biosafety approval from Brazilian regulators in 2021, these two pilot seasons have enabled large-scale testing and validation of product operations and performance in commercial farm settings in two of Brazil's major corn-growing regions.

  2. EnWave Signs 120kW Radiant Energy Vacuum Equipment Purchase Agreement With Dole Worldwide Food & Beverage Group 7/12/2022

    EnWave Corporation (TSX-V:ENW | FSE:E4U) (“EnWave”, or the “Company”) announced today that it has signed an Equipment Purchase Agreement with Dole Worldwide Food & Beverage Group, a division of Dole Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Dole”) to supply a 120kW Radiant Energy Vacuum (“REV™”) dehydration processing line that will materially increase Dole’s vacuum-microwave processing capabilities.

  3. Illinois Project Takes On Quantitative Disease Resistance In Corn 7/11/2022

    Like the virus that causes COVID-19, pathogens that attack crops change constantly to evade host immunity, or disease resistance in plant parlance. Sometimes, a single gene makes the difference between a resistant crop and one that’s susceptible. In those cases, the gene typically blocks the pathogen for a while, until the microbe makes a change.

  4. Microgreen Vulnerability To Pathogens Characterized By Researchers 7/11/2022

    Microgreens, though tiny, are packed with nutrients and flavor. Their use in salads has grown, but researchers have not yet focused on their susceptibility to foodborne disease outbreaks — common in the salad green industry.

  5. Canadian Firm Clean Seed And Chandigarh University Come To Rescue Of Indian Farmers; Offers Technology-Driven Solution To Soil Degradation, Stubble Burning 7/8/2022

    Among the various issues being faced by India's Agriculture sector, stubble burning and soil depletion due to intensive cultivation and over-mining of nutrients by crops are the most serious ones.

  6. Fruit Always The Best Taste And Bite Thanks To All-In-One Spectral Cabinet 7/6/2022

    What fruit looks like on the outside does not always say something about its taste, we all know from experience. An apple or kiwi may look attractive, but its bite and taste can be quite disappointing.

  7. AgroFresh Expands Produce Freshness Solutions In California With The Approval Of SmartFresh™ InBox 7/6/2022

    AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGFS) ("AgroFresh" or the "Company"), a global agtech innovator that provides produce freshness solutions, and digital technologies that enhance the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce, today announced the expansion of its SmartFresh™ Inbox in California with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's (CDPR) approval for a range of new crops.

  8. Shoulder To Shoulder With The Fruit Rescuers 7/5/2022

    How to tackle food waste efficiently is shown by Swedish company RSCUED. With innovative GEA technology, they transform tons of surplus fruit and vegetables into premium juice every day.

  9. Bühler To Build The Future Of Milling In Uzwil 7/4/2022

    Bühler is investing a double-digit million Swiss Franc amount in a new Grain Innovation Center (GIC) at its site in Uzwil. The GIC will replace the old technology center, which was built in the 1950s and no longer fulfils the requirements of a state-of-the art innovation hub.

  10. JBT Corporation Acquires Alco-Food-Machines 7/1/2022

    JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry, announced today it has acquired Alco-food-machines GmbH & Co. KG (Alco), a leading provider of further food processing solutions and production lines.