CURRENT HEADLINES

• Syngenta Launches World’s First Commercial Digital Tool To Detect Harmful Nematodes Through Satellite Images

  9/28/2022

  Harmful nematodes that feed on roots of plants can cause major damage to crops, causing billions of dollars in damage. Today, Syngenta Crop Protection, a global leader in agricultural innovation, is launching the world’s first commercial digital solution to diagnose infestations of plant-parasitic nematodes in soybean crops by analyzing photographs taken from satellites.

• Borealis And ITC Packaging Develop Series Of Sustainable Rigid Packaging Formats Suitable For Food Contact

  9/27/2022

  Borealis and ITC Packaging, a leading European manufacturer of thin wall packaging for food-contact applications, have jointly developed a series of new and more sustainable rigid packaging formats that are suitable for food contact.

• SCS Members And Their Partners Show Closed-Loop Recyclability Of Foamed Polystyrene Food Trays

  9/26/2022

  Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to realise the circular economy for styrenic polymers, today confirmed the recyclability of foamed polystyrene (PS) trays, which had been proven in practice by SCS members in close collaboration with the entire value chain.

• Scientists Unlock The Code To Breed Better Peas

  9/23/2022

  An international team of researchers has discovered exactly how peas have evolved and revealed the traits breeders can leverage to make them even better.

• Biodegradable Plastic Mulch: A Climate Smart Agricultural Practice

  9/22/2022

  During the growing and harvest seasons, vegetable producers often begin their day before sunrise and finish as the last light is seeping into the horizon. These long days are normal but varied. Challenges such as pests, disease, climate change, and weather make each day and each growing season unique and unpredictable.

• Florida Crystals' Organic Sugar, Molasses And Rice Earn Distinctive Regenerative Organic Certified™ Status

  9/22/2022

  Florida Crystals Corporation is proud to announce that its organic sugar, organic molasses and organic rice are now Regenerative Organic Certified™ (ROC™).

• Wild About Peanuts – Using Crop Wild Relatives To Improve Today’s Crops

  9/22/2022

  However you eat your peanuts – shelled, salted, or in a favorite mix – they are a snack item enjoyed by many. The peanut we eat is technically a seed, and they also are a rich source of oils. An obstacle this crop faces, however, is a variety of plant diseases that reduce yields.

• New Banana Disease Is Spreading And Poses A Threat To Africa's Food Security

  9/22/2022

  A new banana fungus is rapidly spreading across the globe. It hit Africa a decade ago, but now spreads, a genetic study conducted by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Utrecht University reveals. 

• USDA To Invest Up To $300M In New Organic Transition Initiative

  9/22/2022

  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced details of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $300M investment, including with American Rescue Plan funds, in a new Organic Transition Initiative that will help build new and better markets and streams of income for farmers and producers.

• Traceability Delivers Benefits Throughout The Supply Chain

  9/21/2022

  Trials have shown horticulture producers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers could benefit from the adoption of a digital standards-based traceability system.