The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) decision that glyphosate is safe for humans, stating that EPA ignored glyphosate’s dangers to humans and the environment.
Cyber is the backbone for food and agriculture defense. Adversaries have the means, opportunity, and motivation to break the cyber backbone at will. If or when adversaries carry out an attack of large magnitude, the result could be a massive compromise of food safety, food defenses, and food security. To avoid that dark scenario, agriculture and food companies must properly prepare for a different kind of assault. The place to start is with their own cyber defense systems.
Per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are causing long-lasting contamination on Maine farms, prompting the state’s lawmakers to call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for financial assistance.
Virtual education and training sessions have become imperative to maintaining and ensuring business continuity. Learn how this format can work for your food business.
Although much of the United States had been shut down at presstime, to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the country is depending on food manufacturers, distributors and grocery stores to stay in operation.
What's more is, blockchain spend is projected to increase from $524.8 million in 2019 to $8,489 million by 2025
November 6, 2019
Blockchain spend in the agriculture industry increased at 129.3% during 2018 to reach $258 million, and is expected to record a CAGR of 48.8%, increasing from $524.8 million in 2019 to $8,489 million by 2025, according to a report produced by Research and Markets, Ireland.
When it comes to trust, federal regulatory agencies rank eighth and food companies rank last on a list of 11 choices.
January 18, 2018
While food companies, federal regulatory agencies and farmers are held responsible for ensuring the health and safety of food, not all are trusted to get the job done, according to new research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo.