Published: Jun 01, 2015

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Paul Hlubik, today announced that producers who apply for FSA farm loans also will be offered the opportunity to enroll in new disaster loss protections created by t

Published: Jun 01, 2015

Drinking orange juice every day could help improve the brain power of elderly people, researchers claim. And it takes less than two months to show marked improvements in memory, speech and reaction times, according to a study.

Published: Jun 01, 2015

As the first stand-alone global affiliate of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) since October 2009, PMA Australia + New Zealand, with its own board of directors, staff and charter with the Government of Australia, operates as an entity with branding

Published: Jun 01, 2015

Freshfel Europe, the European association representing the interest of the fresh fruit and vegetables sector in Europe, is revealing in a study entitled “Where is the fruit?” that the image and name of fresh fruit is very often being misused by other food

Published: Jun 01, 2015

The Dutch bell pepper season got off to an interesting start. Not because of the acreage, because that was virtually unchanged from last year, but because of the cold spring weather; which caused production to start much later than in previous years.

Published: Jun 01, 2015

Despite asparagus’ celebrated status in Europe, the country producing the most of it is China, with Peru coming in second. According to the 2012 trade numbers, the most recent released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, China produced more than

Published: Jun 01, 2015

Consumers have a continued interest in food that offers targeted nutrition and keeps the environment in mind

Published: Jun 01, 2015

While most food and beverage businesses have adopted process automation in one format or another, the technology has evolved considerably over the past few years, leading to improvements in design, efficiency and reliability.

Published: May 29, 2015

Through the implementation of hundreds of energy efficiency projects and major operational improvements in water reuse and recovery at large processing plants, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been able to sharply reduce its use of water and energ

Published: May 29, 2015

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, has announced the publication of its 2014 sustainability report, Cultivating the Future

Published: May 29, 2015

ARGENTINA - As part of the opening of the 83rd World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris this week, the Argentine Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation, Carlos Casamiquela, called on th

Published: May 29, 2015

CHINA - China has set a target to achieve "zero discharge" of agricultural waste by 2030.

Published: May 29, 2015

North East Mega Food Park, Assam’s newest Mega Food Park, went on stream on Thursday with the inauguration of its Central Processing Centre by Tarun Gogoi, chief minister, Assam;

Published: May 28, 2015

The 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States accelerated their cumulative sales growth in 2014 to a 4% increase, totaling an estimated $274.4 billion.

Published: May 28, 2015

Interested in business development, or improvement of your existing business in Vietnam?

Published: May 28, 2015

The 2015 Fresno Food Expo, presented by Union Bank, is now accepting entries for its 3rd Annual New Product Awards through Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Midnight.

Published: May 28, 2015

Dominated by tech companies including Apple, Google and Microsoft, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s were the only two food and beverage companies to break into the top 10 of the annual Millward Brown BrandZ Top™ 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study.

Published: May 28, 2015

If you think the clean-label movement is just a passing fad, you better pull your head out of the sand and take notice. According to a new report from Packaged Facts, eight-seven percent of Americans look at the Nutrition Facts panel on packaged foods and

Published: May 28, 2015

A subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FD&C) in connection with an outbreak of salmonellosis that began in 2006.

Published: May 28, 2015

Chocolate’s debut as an every day, every meal companion means its more than just a candy or a sweet flavor inclusion in ice creams and cakes; chocolate is a sweet topping on cereals, turning breakfast into dessert, it’s a healthy and decadent ingredient b