DuPont will invest more than $3 million over the next three years to help smallholder farmers in Ethiopia to achieve food security, and the company also will sponsor an innovative Global Food Security Index being developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to measure ...More
It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for a quick rundown of the most popular food-safety stories trending this week. From faux pas to high fives, this week had it all. ...More
During the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln took a pen in hand and signed legislation to establish the U.S. Department of Agriculture—or what he called the “People’s Department"—on May 15, 1862. ...More
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 16-5 on April 27 to advance the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, a half-trillion dollar farm and food plan and the first key test of support to reauthorize the 2012 Farm Bill set to expire Sept. 30, 2012. The ...More
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Fruit and Vegetable Program launched a series of free and interactive webinars designed to help its customers in the produce industry conduct their daily business by providing practical information about the services and ...More
Consumers should brace for higher grocery bills because after four months of consecutive price declines, global food prices are on the rise again threatening the food security of millions of people, according to the most recent World Bank Food Price Watch report. Higher oil ...More
As the U.S. Senate begins debating the 2012 Farm Bill, a coalition of eight agricultural associations sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) voicing support for the Senate’s approach to the ...More
Global consumption of chocolate is rising 2% to 3% each year, and increasing chocolate consumption in developing Asian economies paired with instability in cacao growing areas is making chocolate manufacturers anxious about meeting demand, according to new research ...More
Blue Diamond Growers today broke ground on the first part of a three-phased 15-year capacity expansion strategy that includes upgrades at facilities in Sacramento and Salida, Calif. The overall project will yield approximately 500,000 square feet of building space on 88 ...More
Researchers working to create new tangerine varieties by pinpointing the compounds that make them taste and smell the way they do have discovered tangerine flavor is highly complex and not the product of just one compound, according to a new study published in the Journal ...More
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