Americans could generate more than 300 million pounds of food waste this year as Thanksgiving gatherings resume and aspirational shopping abounds. The carbon footprint associated with that waste is the same as driving 169,000 cars for a full year, according to non-profit ReFed.
The USDA is now seeking public comments on how to improve and revamp food supply chains including production, processing, and distribution.
A new bill would task the USDA with creating a certification for ag carbon credit markets – but is government involvement a good thing?
Speaking at an event in Washington DC on Wednesday, Scott Hutchins previewed the department’s Science Blueprint, which outlines the agency’s research priorities through 2025.
The Des Moines-based startup is leveling the playing field by providing all users with comprehensive data about potential farm purchases.
Anyone paying passing attention to the agricultural sector understands that it is in the middle of an “agtech” revolution. But where is the USDA in all of this?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come under fire for not providing more guidelines to food tech companies on what is and what is not allowed.
The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report’s data collection methods are damagingly opaque and are causing unnecessary amounts of volatility and instability across global agriculture.
The USDA makes multiple impactful rulings while Food System 6 Accelerator chooses a new cohort and BayWa announces an agtech competition in this week’s brief.
Both Walmart and Nestle are getting into new technologies while Florida citrus growers get some relief and the cannabis industry gets some M&A, plus more in our weekly brief.
The USDA is shuffling its digital tools to catch up with times while Argentina’s government sends millions toward agrifood startups and more in our weekly brief.
According to the US Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity agtech innovations are a key means to better business and improved life for rural Americans.
A lack of technology is acting as a barrier for young people who wish to get into farming and the biggest problem is not in the field, says a new report.
The US agriculture industry has responded to requests for comments about a relaxation in the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) organisms.
This last in a three-part series by Joe Byrum explores the use of data by non-farming organizations and the need to improve data collection for the benefit of the whole agriculture industry.
AgFunder, AgThentic, and Ag Innovation Development Group have released a new report detailing the 77 different startup resources for food and ag startups.
The FAA has released its regulations allowing commercial drone use. Slantrange & AgEagle weigh in on what this might actually mean for the growing sector.
Vermont’s impending GMO labeling is also covered in this week’s industry-in-brief as well as a cartoonist who got fired from Farm News for offending a seed company.
This week, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the launch of Open Prairie’s $100m Rural Opportunities Fund and here talks to AgFunderNews about the importance of agtech in rural economies.
In honor of Earth Day, Souper Seconds has launched a mobile app designed to help chefs and other food manufacturers get their hands on “seconds”, ugly fruit and vegetables that go wasted each year.
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