A joint statement released by a number of US farm groups is calling for Japan to be excluded from further discussions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) if the country continues to say it will shield its primary agricultural products from competition and not abolish certain tariffs.
As the price of milk reached record highs earlier this year, dairy exporter Fonterra announced it expects a sharp decline in cost saying there is more milk available for the international market to absorb.
USDA announced Healthy Eating on a Budget this week, a new addition to ChooseMyPlate.gov, which aims to inform consumers how to shop healthy while still on a budget.
A growing number of food and beverage manufacturers are listening to consumers who support the removal of high fructose corn syrup by changing recipes to remove the sweetener.
Despite a federal ban on commercial cultivation in the US, and a mountain to climb in the mind of public opinion, hemp, a variety of cannabis, is making waves in the food market.
Poultry producer Pilgrim’s Pride is offering to purchase Hillshire Brands in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.4 billion on the condition that the brand forfeits its plans to acquire Pinnacle Foods.
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled last week to allow the Beef Products, Inc’s (BPI) lawsuit against the American Broadcasting Network (ABC) for its news coverage of the company’s lean, finely textured beef product.
The National Chicken Council is asking for a repeal of the Renewable Fuels Standard for conventional biofuels which it said has resulted in more than $44 billion in higher feed costs to chicken producers since 2007.
Straying outside the norm, creativity and ingenuity were rewarded at the 2014 Most Innovative Dairy Products Competition which presented top awards to a cucumber dill cottage cheese and caramel apple flavored milk.
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