David Sharp

Associated Press

Food Plant Saves $325,000+ on Bearing Failures

Food Plant Saves $325,000+ on Bearing Failures

November 9, 2026

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Constellation, Brown-Forman See Stocks Rise Following Midterms

November 9, 2026

Meat spoilage detection timeline showing metabolite changes, color shifts, fluorescence under UV light, and visual appearance over 12 days

Packaging Film 'Lights Up' Under UV as Meat Loses Freshness

November 6, 2026

Herd of black and brown cattle with yellow ear tags gathered in a rodeo arena with blue fencing.

Hunters Can Be First Line of Defense as Flesh-Eating Screwworm Spreads, Threatens U.S. Livestock

November 6, 2026

Poultry Processor Saves $239,000+ Per Year

Poultry Processor Saves $239,000+ Per Year

With lines running 24/7/365, bearings failed every 2-4 weeks, driving up downtime and costs. Here’s how they fixed it.

November 4, 2026

In this photo provided Jay LaJoie, russet potatoes produced by Maine growers are packaged to be loaded on a rail car headed for Washington State, at a warehouse owned by LaJoie Growers LLC, in Van Buren, Maine, Jan. 17, 2022. Maine is shipping potatoes all the way to the West Coast over the winter of 2021-2022, thanks to a banner harvest in Maine and a drought for growers in the West.

Maine Potatoes Travel Far After Western Drought

Farmers from Maine shipped potatoes by rail for the first time in four decades this winter thanks to a strong harvest.

April 4, 2022

This May 8, 2019 file photo shows a lobster atop others in Arundel, Maine. Maine's congressional delegation announced Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, that China is making U.S. lobster eligible for a tariff reduction. Starting the following week, Chinese businesses could apply for a tariff exemption that would let them buy U.S. lobster at a lower price, officials said.

Lobstermen May See Relief From Chinese Tariffs

Starting next week, Chinese businesses could apply for a tariff exemption that would let them buy U.S. lobster at a lower price.

February 25, 2020

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Poland Spring Using Recycled Plastic for All Bottles

The move comes as the bottled water industry faces continued criticism over its use of plastic

June 3, 2019