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New plant-based nutrient source by Revol Greens provides increased produce safety

March 15, 2021

A first in the lettuce industry for both field and greenhouse environments, Plant Fed™ organic fertilizer is behind Revol’s newest product line extension.

North American Meat Institute asks Supreme Court to review case against California’s Prop 12

March 1, 2021

The Meat Institute has called the law unconstitutional and will hurt the nation’s food value chain by significantly increasing costs for producers and consumers.

Manufacturing News

FDA takes measures to promote the microbiological safety of leafy greens

Wayne Labs

May 4, 2020

To combat recurring food safety issues, FDA has come up with a plan for 2020, called the "2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan."

Dry Processing Technology

Load cell for ag weighing applications

April 23, 2020

Agribar Model 5330 is a heavy-duty, single-ended bending beam load cell, for use in the agriculture industry.

Manufacturing News

Public budgets for foundational research decline

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2020

According to a white paper published by the Institute of Food Technologists entitled "Food Research: Call to Action on Funding and Priorities," public spending on foundational research for both agriculture and food in the U.S. has been slowly trending downward since 2006 or so, while private R&D spending has seen a small increase.

Regulatory Watch

Biotechnology regulation website launched

Sharon Spielman

March 9, 2020

The FDA, Department of Agriculture and EPA launched a unified website for biotechnology regulation.

Regulatory Watch

Final rule for agricultural commodities impacted by trade

Sharon Spielman

September 15, 2019

Effective July 29, the Commodity Credit Corporation has revised the regulations to implement a Trade Mitigation Program for producers of 2019 agricultural commodities that have been significantly impacted by trade actions of foreign governments resulting in the loss of exports.

Innovation

Agriculture technology: Atlanta challenges the world for solutions

Atlanta, growing by leaps and bounds, is actively looking for solutions for meeting food demands of the future

Wayne Labs

September 28, 2018

From seed production to farming to food processing, agriculture technology (AgTech) is fast becoming an answer to growing global food shortages. The city of Atlanta has decided to get an early start on finding solutions to future food shortages.

Bioengineering

Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture establishes steering committee

The committee will develop a framework for responsible gene editing.

Wayne Labs

August 1, 2018

The Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture has established a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee to develop a framework for the responsible use of gene editing in agriculture.

Cargill Nature Conservancy water management

Cargill, Nestlé Purina, Nature Conservancy join forces to improve water sustainability in the beef supply chain

This project is expected to reduce the environmental impact of row crop irrigation in Nebraska and provide a scalable irrigation solution for U.S. farmers.

May 24, 2018

Cargill, Minneapolis, teamed up with The Nature Conservancy, Arlington County, Va., and Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., St. Louis, Mo., to launch a 3-year water project to improve the sustainability of the beef supply chain.