The U.S. Senate will not take up a $383 million drought assistance package approved earlier Thursday by House lawmakers, meaning Congress will leave Washington for a five-week recess without approving support for farmers suffering from the worst drought i
Organic infant formula manufacturer Nature’s One has developed a filtration technology that reduces arsenic found in organic brown rice syrup (OBRS) to undetectable levels.
The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has warned the growing rate of full body sleeve labels on PET Bottles has grown from a novelty to a hindrance for recyclers.
Most Americans across the political spectrum would like to see more government regulation of food safety and food quality, suggests a new study published in the journal Food Policy.
A jury in the U.S. District Court in St. Louis on July 31 awarded St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. $1 billion in a patent-infringement trial against rival DuPont Pioneer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del.
Net income at Smart Balance, Inc. in the second quarter ended June 30 was $484,000, equal to 1c per share on the common stock, down 86% from $3,329,000, or 6c per share, in the same period a year ago.
Net income at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. increased 30% in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, driven by demand for the company’s Keurig Single Cup Brewing system.
The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in July was $8.31 per bu, up $1.61 from $6.70 in June and up $1.21 from $7.10 in July 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Agricultural Prices report.
The total amount of edible liquid product from shell eggs broken during June was 232,750,000 lbs, down 1% from May and down 3% from June 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Egg Products report.
The North Carolina Fishery Resource Grant Program recently noted six new project awards for 2012. North Carolina Sea Grant administers the FRG Program funded by the North Carolina General Assembly.
A recent opinion piece by Larry Pope, chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods, Inc., garnered the attention —and the annoyance — of US Sen. Charles Grassley, a staunch defender of corn growers.
Diners at the iconic Delmonico’s steakhouse in New York can get a behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant’s producers and production practices simply by using their smart phones.
