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New York supports food processing technology with $600,000 in funding
New York State Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R-54th Dist., announced $600,000 in state funds to bring a new food processing technology to Cornell’s New Yo... continue reading »
New wash developed for sanitizing fresh produce
An Agricultural Research Service scientist in Pennsylvania has developed a sanitizing wash formulated with natural compounds that could reduce the n... continue reading »
USDA awards $8.3 million in grants to support research, development
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded more than $8.3 million in grants to small bus... continue reading »
Report: Most of rented farmland is owned by non-farmers
Agricultural producers rented and farmed 353.8 million acres of farmland, according to the results of the 2014 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Ag... continue reading »
USDA: Past, present, future of trade relationship with Cuba
Since December 2014, when the United States and Cuba announced the intention to restore diplomatic ties for the first time in more than half a century... continue reading »
Processing tomato production reaches a record high
Contracted production for California processing tomatoes is forecast at 14.5 million tons, averaging 49.5 tons per acre. The current forecasted produc... continue reading »
Water use targeted in Michigan food processor study
A Michigan fruit processor wants to reduce its water use by 10 percent, agreeing to work as a test site for a federally funded project to further impr... continue reading »
Rutgers University Food Science to make PROCESS EXPO debut
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced the details of two sessions scheduled to make their debut at PROCESS EXPO 2015. Dr. L... continue reading »
Food businesses follow millennials and big data
At a recent expo in Milan, Italy – Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life – methods were displayed for using technology to promote sales. The exponen... continue reading »
United Fresh releases Q1 2015 Fresh Facts on Retail report
Organic sales approaching the $1 billion mark and double digit growth in the value-added produce sector are two of the highlights of United Fresh Prod... continue reading »
