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Conagra to acquire Pinnacle for $10.9 billion

07/03/18 10:19 AM By Sandra Cowherd

In a move that will create a frozen food powerhouse, Conagra Brands Inc. announced it will buy all outstanding shares of Pinnacle Foods in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $10.9 billion.

FDA to hold public meeting on Nutrition Information Strategy

07/03/18 10:14 AM By Sandra Cowherd

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public input on ways to modernize food labels to facilitate a healthier population.

California dairy opens ag-themed escape room

07/03/18 10:09 AM By Corryn La Rue

The Hilmar Cheese Co. has opened the nation’s first dairy-based “escape room” in its visitor center in Modesto, Calif.

Hot Dog Ambassadors wanted

07/03/18 10:03 AM By Sandra Cowherd

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is seeking five regional Hot Dog Ambassadors to help lead celebrations around the country this month.

Battle brewing over lab-grown meat as public meeting approaches

07/03/18 8:22 AM By Steve Davies

A meeting scheduled by the Food and Drug Administration next week will offer a window into the debate over who should regulate the fast-growing lab-grown meat industry, which uses animal cells to produce meat grown outside the animals.

US farmers planting fewer corn, soybean acres; more wheat

06/29/18 1:15 PM By Daniel Enoch

U.S. farmers are planting fewer acres with corn and soybeans this year, while sowing more wheat, cotton and sorghum, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service said in an annual report.

Simple labels increase consumer acceptance of GMOs, study finds

But a separate survey released today shows continuing concern about technology

06/27/18 1:51 PM By Steve Davies

The public’s attitude toward genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food is difficult to define, as illustrated by the results of two surveys released today. One found that GMO labels in Vermont lessened consumer fears, while another found that half the American public had human health concerns when shown a bottle of cooking oil with a “BE” label.

Senators target crop insurance, sugar in farm bill debate

06/27/18 6:52 AM By Philip Brasher

Leaders of the Senate Agriculrure Committee are working this week to protect their farm bill from floor amendments that could cut crop insurance or other key programs.

Bioplastics can boost plastics industry and farm income

06/27/18 6:25 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

Traditional petroleum-based plastics that can survive for centuries are piling ever deeper across once pristine beaches and ocean floors around the world. According to a report from the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, “the ocean is expected to contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastics than fish (by weight).”

How sorghum's drought-resistant genes could benefit other crops

06/27/18 6:20 AM By Tyler Ash

University of California researchers are on the path to discovering genes that assist in drought resistance in sorghum, which could potentially be applied to other important cereal crops like corn, wheat, rice and barley in the years to come.

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11.01.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 1, 2024: WFP Laureate Cary Fowler at Borlaug Dialogue

2024 World Food Prize laureates Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin were honored for their life work protecting crop biodiversity at the Borlaug International Dialogue. We asked Fowler about the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Then, Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel, and his wife Tammy discuss Hormel’s Hometown Food Security Project, and Manuel Otero, IICA director general, spoke on farmers’ challenges to adopt new technology.

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