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Aimee Bock, executive director of Feeding Our Future, in St. Anthony, Minn., Jan. 27, 2022.
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Dozens Charged in $250M Pandemic Food Program Scheme
The federal program is meant to provide meals to low-income children.
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Dr. Zoe Doubleday uses chemical fingerprints in shells to geolocate marine animals and animal products.
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Chemical Fingerprints Could Catch Seafood Fraudsters
Tracing species' geographic origins may help combat illegal fishing.
September 15, 2022
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USDA Invests $2B in U.S.-Grown Food for Food Banks, Schools
The funding will help organizations endure supply chain challenges and elevated food costs.
September 15, 2022
A truckload of green chiles at the port of entry at Columbus, N.M., in 2021.
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Chile Inspections Heat Up at the Border
Additional agricultural inspectors are being assigned to "Operation Hot Chile."
September 13, 2022
Workers collect white grapes of sauvignon in the Grand Cru Classe de Graves of the Château Carbonnieux, Pessac Leognan, France, Aug. 23, 2022.
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Drought Forces Earliest Harvest Ever in French Wine Country
Paradoxically, a season of heat waves and wildfires produced excellent grapes, despite lower yields.
August 26, 2022
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Biosensor Detects Hidden Rot in Potatoes
The technology detected disease before there was any visible trace.
August 23, 2022
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David Beasley, executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, speaks at UN headquarters, Sept. 22, 2022.
UN Food Chief Warns of 'Perfect Storm on Top of a Perfect Storm'
September 23, 2022
A North Atlantic right whale off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018.
Fishermen Appeal Ruling Protecting Endangered Whale
September 22, 2022
A view of the Tuvalu-registered OS 35 cargo ship that collided with a liquid natural gas carrier in the bay of Gibraltar, Sept. 1, 2022.
Oil Leak from Ship Affects Fishing, Beach
September 22, 2022
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Senate Ratifies Treaty to Phase Down HFCs from Refrigerators, Air Conditioners
September 22, 2022
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August 4, 2022
JBS USA pork plant, Worthington, Minn., April 18, 2020.
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JBS to Pay $20M in Pork Price-Fixing Settlement
Consumers accused the company of conspiring with other producers to inflate prices.
September 20, 2022
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Crop Disruption from Ukraine War Could Raise Food Prices, Global Emissions
But not as much as initially feared.
September 20, 2022
Muhammad Magezi, of agricultural exporter Enimiro, checks on cages holding black soldier flies, Kangulumira, Uganda, Sept. 5, 2022.
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Maggots Combat Fertilizer Crisis
Prices for conventional fertilizer in the region have doubled or tripled.
September 19, 2022
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Swiss Voters Could Ban Factory Farming
The measure would also enshrine the dignity of farm animals in the constitution.
September 15, 2022
Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter speaks with members of National Farmers Union in RFK Main Justice Building, Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2022.
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DOJ, Farmers Union Talk Competition in Ag Markets
The department highlighted efforts to strengthen antitrust enforcement.
September 14, 2022
Fresh seafood is shown for sale at a grocery store, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Surfside, Fla. Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully high level that suggests prices will keep spiking for months to come.
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U.S. Wholesale Inflation Declines
But the DOL's report suggests prices will keep spiking for months to come.
September 14, 2022
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Pandemic Programs Provided 1.5B Meals Every Month to Kids in Need
A study found that the programs reached 30 million children.
September 12, 2022
Joe Bernal works on his family's farm in Fruita, Colo., Sept. 1, 2022.
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100 Years After Compact, Colorado River Nearing a Crisis Point
Until recently, water managers and politicians have avoided the most difficult questions.
September 12, 2022
Kalson Hussein, 4, sits next to her mother, Isho Shukria, 35, at the Martini hospital, Mogadishu, Sept. 3, 2022.
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UN Says at Least $1B Needed to Avert Famine
Two more dry seasons are expected to compound a historic drought.
September 7, 2022
Protesting farmers talk at a blockade outside an Aldi distribution center, Drachten, Netherlands, July 4, 2022.
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Farm Minister Resigns After Pollution Protests
The country's lucrative agriculture sector has been in crisis since a 2019 court ruling.
September 6, 2022
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Fish Stocks Can't Rebuild Without Action on Climate Change, Overfishing
In a worst-case scenario, fish stocks globally could drop to 36% of current levels.
September 2, 2022
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USDA Awards $22M for Meat, Poultry Supply Chains
The funding will go to more than 100 projects across 37 states.
August 31, 2022
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5 Ways LTL Shipping Has Impacted E-Commerce
Implemented correctly, the approach can offer a number of competitive benefits.
August 30, 2022
Rice plants in a farm field, Mu'er, China, Aug. 21, 2022.
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China's Drought-Hit Areas Get Rain, Bringing Flood Risks
The rain should help farmers whose rice, spicy Sichuan peppers and other crops were withering during the extended drought.
August 29, 2022