Local Farmers Get a New Tool

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In this Nov. 28 photo, customers browse while shopping for books at the Strand Bookstore, an independent family-owned bookstore founded in 1927 in New York.

Fed Report: Virus Surge Slowing US Economy

The report said that among the sectors doing better were manufacturing, housing construction and existing home sales.

Bang Energy Suing PepsiCo for 'Vindictive Misconduct'

It’s safe to say Bang Energy and PepsiCo are no longer friends.

Hackers Sell Entry to Hundreds of Executive Email Accounts

Russian hackers can provide access to the email of these corporate leaders.

Pedestrians walk in front of the Galeries Lafayette department store illuminated as part of Christmas lightings, in Paris.

Glimmers of Hope for World Economy, but Dangers Lurk

Reopening won’t be enough to make up for sales lost during the pandemic.

A staff member wearing a face mask stands near a display of Australian wines at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5.

China Enacts 200% Tax on Australia Wine in Trade Spat

Australia's trade minister said the tax makes Australian wine unsellable in China, his country's biggest export market.

In this photo provided by Farm Rescue, volunteers plant crops on Paul Ivesdal's farm June 3, 2020 in Edmore, N.D.

Farm Rescue Shifts to Help Farmers Sickened by Coronavirus

The wet spring offered only a tiny window for planting, so when a North Dakota farmer fell ill with the coronavirus he knew the timing couldn't be worse.

Envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown in this photo from Nov. 5 in Surfside, FL.

US Economy Outlook Troublesome Amid Surging Virus

Data suggests the ongoing virus spread increasingly threatens an economy still struggling to recover from the early spring.

USDA Launches AskUSDA Contact Center Program

It will serve as the “one front door” for phone, chat and web inquires, transforming how the public interacts with USDA

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No Food Manufacturing Newsletter Thursday or Friday

Food Manufacturing won't deploy a newsletter on Thursday or Friday as our staff takes a little R&R over the Thanksgiving holiday.

A shopper in a face mask looks over cuts of beef piled up in a cold room for purchase at a Costco warehouse store Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in west Denver. The U.S. economy rebounded at an even-stronger pace in the July-September quarter than first reported but a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with some analysts even raising the specter of a double-dip recession.

US Economy Grew 33.1% in Q3

But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter.

McCormick Buying Cholula Hot Sauce for $800M

McCormick, which already owns Frank's RedHot, is getting even spicier.

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Danone Will Cut Up To 2,000 Jobs in New $1.2B Savings Plan

Danone's "Local First" plan includes trimming 1,500 to 2,000 jobs as part of a 20 percent cut in operational costs.