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2024-11-01
USDA Scientist Recognized for Transforming Food Safety Systems and Protecting the World’s Food Supply
USDA scientist
Joseph Capobianco, a research engineer for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received a 2022
Arthur S. Flemming Award for his innovative research that enhances the... Read more
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2024-10-16
Study Finds Wildfire Isn't Primary Factor in Invasive Annual Grass Expansion in Great Basin
Scientists examined the assumption that wildfires are the primary factor driving the expansion of invasive annual grasses that are taking over shrubland and grassland in the U.S. Great Basin and found... Read more
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2024-09-06
USDA to Break Ground on New Plant Research Facility on NC State University Campus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today to celebrate... Read more
2024-09-06
USDA to Break Ground on New Plant Research Facility on NC State University Campus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today to celebrate... Read more
2024-05-08
New Research Reveals How Grazing Management Practices Affect Cattle Weight Gain by Altering Foraging Behavior
Rotational or continuous grazing? Which system allows for more sustainable and profitable free-range livestock production? Read more
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2024-05-02
Commodities Hit a Wall -- In a Good Way?
If someone says that commodity prices have "hit a wall," your reaction to that statement really depends on who you are and what economic role commodities play in your life. Read more
2024-05-02
Supermarket deals generate £1.3 billion in savings for shoppers
Grocery price inflation has dropped to 3.2 percent and, with the help of supermarket promotions, households saved £1.3 billion. Read more
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2024-05-02
Iowa Corn Growers Disappointed in GREET Model Update
An announcement this week by the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the final guidance on eligibility for the 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel tax credit enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act was met... Read more
2024-05-02
Why India's protesting farmers refuse to back down
Thousands of Indian farmers remain determined to resume their march on the capital, New Delhi. Their main demand is a minimum guaranteed price for their produce, and their protest may well pose the... Read more
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2024-05-02
Supermarket deals generate £1.3 billion in savings for shoppers
Grocery price inflation has dropped to 3.2 percent and, with the help of supermarket promotions, households saved £1.3 billion. Read more
retail supermarket the consumer trade & economy
2024-05-02
Ghana's cocoa farmers lament low earnings amid high prices
Though global cocoa prices have soared to a record high in April, farmers in Ghana are struggling to make ends meet. The government's local pricing system has left many cocoa farmers frustrated and... Read more
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2024-05-02
Commodities Hit a Wall -- In a Good Way?
If someone says that commodity prices have "hit a wall," your reaction to that statement really depends on who you are and what economic role commodities play in your life. Read more