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The Greatest Threats to Moving Fresh Produce
And how to overcome them.
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Spinning Food Processing Waste into 'Gold'
There's money to be made from a second life for potato peels, fried dough particles and cheese whey.
January 26, 2023
A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018.
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Poultry Producer Says Grain Inventories Restored
The federal government had ordered Union Pacific Railroad to step up its shipments.
January 16, 2023
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Multinational Corporation Charged in Organic Grain Fraud Scheme
The scheme shipped non-organic soybeans and corn to the U.S. as "organic."
January 9, 2023
An exhibitor demonstrates the OneThird avocado ripeness checker during CES Unveiled, Jan. 3, 2023, Las Vegas.
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Entrepreneurs Aim to Reduce Food Waste
A new avocado scanner identifies the fruit's notoriously tricky ripeness window.
January 9, 2023
Children stand near shelters at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, Sept. 19, 2022.
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Food Prices Hit Record High in 2022 Amid Drought, War
Prices for grain, vegetable oils and other commodities were the highest on record — even after falling for nine months in a row.
January 6, 2023
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In this 2013 photo provided by Oregon State University, researchers collect data about dolphin-fishermen interaction, Laguna, Brazil.
Humans, Dolphins Benefit from Fishing Collaboration
January 31, 2023
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A New Tool for Protecting Pollinators
January 30, 2023
Cracked earth that was once under the water of Lake Mead, Jan. 27, 2023, Boulder City, Nev.
Emails Show Tensions in Colorado River Talks
January 30, 2023
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USDA Announces Grants for Urban Agriculture, Innovative Production
January 27, 2023
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February 1, 2023
An employee works in the battery assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, October 19, 2022. On Thursday, the Commerce Department issues its first of three estimates of how the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter of 2022.
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U.S. Economy Slowed but Still Grew at 2.9% Rate Last Quarter
The economy got a boost last quarter from resilient consumer spending and the restocking of supplies by businesses.
January 26, 2023
People wait for free food outside an eatery in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 20, 2021.
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UN Agencies Warn of Rising Prices, Food Insecurity
Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat.
January 25, 2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits a female-savings co-op and small-holding farm in Chongwe, Zambia, Jan. 24, 2023.
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Treasury Secretary Showcases Africa's Ag Potential
The tour traveled from a small rural farm to a noodle manufacturing plant.
January 25, 2023
Chef Josh Gjersand prepares a sandwich for Mount Diablo High School students to try during a taste test in Concord, Calif., Jan. 13, 2023.
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School Lunch Goes Farm-to-Table — for Some
No more nuggets?
January 24, 2023
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USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Dairy Farmers
The agency will make a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program.
January 24, 2023
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and congressional candidate Marina Silva campaign in Sao Paulo, Sept. 12, 2022.
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Brazil's New President Works to Reverse Amazon Deforestation
But he is certain to face obstacles from local governors.
January 23, 2023
A boat with Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and U.N. officials heads to the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni off the coast of Istanbul, Aug. 3, 2022.
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Inspections of Ukrainian Grain Ships Halved Since October
The slowdown is creating backlogs in supplies meant for developing nations.
January 20, 2023
A volunteer carries groceries at a mobile food pantry, Salt Lake City, Dec. 21, 2022.
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Inflation Hasn't Increased U.S. Food Insecurity, Research Suggests
Food insecurity has remained at troubling — yet relatively flat — levels.
January 19, 2023
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Loss of Tiny Organisms Hurts Ocean, Fishing
Warmer, saltier waters are causing a dramatic decrease in phytoplankton.
January 19, 2023
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Court OK's Grocery Giant's Dividend Ahead of Merger
The ruling brushed aside the final hurdle to the $4 billion payment.
January 18, 2023
Displaced people at a camp on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, Sept. 19, 2022.
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World Food Program Chief Says Famine Slowed, Not Avoided
David Beasley said donors "stepped up in magnificent ways."
January 18, 2023
Auto parts are displayed on a shelf at a car repair shop, Collingdale, Pa., July 13, 2022.
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Wholesale Inflation Slows Further in December
It marked the sixth straight monthly slowdown.
January 18, 2023
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Lobster Regulations Pit Conservation Against Livelihoods
The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainable.
January 16, 2023
Rocks and vegetation cover Highway 70 following a landslide in the Dixie Fire zone, Plumas County, Calif., Oct. 24, 2021.
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How California Could Save Up Rain to Ease Future Droughts
Historic rainfall from recent weeks is draining into the Pacific Ocean.
January 16, 2023