According to the Carton Council, Vernon Hills, Ill., the number of households that have the ability to recycle cartons has increased 128 percent in three years.
New Mexico State Senator Peter Wirth has pre-filed a proposed amendment to the New Mexico Food Act to require the labeling of genetically engineered food and feed.
An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri says how the weather impacts next year's crop production will be the biggest factor impacting the profitability of North American hog producers.
March Corn finished up 5 1/2 at 702, 2 3/4 off the high and 5 1/4 up from the low. May Corn closed up 5 at 704 3/4. This was 4 3/4 up from the low and 3 1/4 off the high.
AquaBounty, the company behind genetically modified salmon, will likely receive approval for the fish after a favorable environmental assessment from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA).
Sweet Green Fields, a US-based stevia extracts producer, announced plans to expand its stevia crop in the South-eastern US based on the performance of the crop during the 2012 growing season.
Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley.
Nestle Waters North America has signed a five-year contract to exclusively supply its bottled spring water brands to Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurants across the US.
California-based Trinchero Family Estates (TFE) is all set to introduce a new wine - 2012 100% New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc - under the Echo Bay brand on 1 January 2013.
Kraft Foods Group is set to invest $25m to increase Capri Sun beverages production and deploy new packaging technology at its Winchester plant in Frederick County, Virginia.
