Food

RSS

Hurricane Milton caused widespread destruction to Florida’s nursery infrastructure and crops, including damaged poinsettia plants that could lead to holiday season shortages. 

The “genetic revolution” in agriculture powered by gene editing can help preserve access to traditional foods in the future, protecting them from environmental threats, says Qu Dongyu, director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

The World Bank is forecasting that global prices for food commodities will drop another 4% next year after declining 9% in 2024.

Soybean growers are criticizing what they call “unwarranted restrictions” on the use of a newly approved glufosinate product to protect endangered species. 

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is rapidly staffing up to help farmers with their conservation challenges, and that brings with it the need to train the new employees. However, the agency is finding that many of these new conservationists didn’t grow up on a farm and need help understanding the different types of farming systems they will encounter.

A Wisconsin poultry grower who contracted with Pure Prairie Poultry tells Agri-Pulse to expect lawsuits to be filed today over the company’s closure. The shutdown has resulted in roughly 2 million chickens left without fed and growers without a processor able to take them.

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether onions supplied by Taylor Farms are the source of an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders that has led to one death, according to NBC News. 

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is going after Donald Trump in a podcast aimed at rural residents, specifically pointing to Trump’s plan to impose across-the-board tariffs.

The produce industry, Food and Drug Administration and Purdue University have launched a new multi-year study to analyze the spread of salmonella in cantaloupe production following multiple food safety outbreaks. 

Experts responsible for examining scientific evidence and drafting recommendations to the agencies for the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans said that there is not sufficient data to draw conclusions about ultra-processed foods and health outcomes.