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After COVID-19, a Rural Revolution Can Drive Sustainable Recovery

After coronavirus, nothing less than a revolution in rural sustainable development can prevent another crisis. Like our ancestors, we must learn to heed the call of the land, the rhythm of the seasons, the social bonds that hold us together....

source: World Economic Forum

Could COVID-19 Force a 'Buy Local' Food Revolution?

The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted food production on farms and in packing and processing plants as workers take sick leave and resort to strikes to demand better conditions. For now, there is plenty of food for the nation’s dinner tables, even if some farmers...

source: America Magazine

The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 on the Food Industry and Its Supply Chains

COVID-19 will continue to make an impact on the food industry and its supply chains. FE spoke with a few experts from the A&E/C community to get a wide-angle view of some of the key issues. “The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential...

source: Food Engineering

Organic Food Sales Reach $50 Billion in 2019

Organic food sales reached $50 billion in 2019, a 5% increase when compared to 2018, according to the Organic Trade Association. During the first quarter of 2020, organic food sales accelerated dramatically, and, if trends hold, the industry is on pace for another year...

source: Food Business News

American Seafood Trawler on Lockdown After 85 Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19

A fishing trawler based in Seattle is now under lockdown after a majority of its crew members tested positive for COVID-19, the company said. American Seafoods, which operates the the boat and is based in Seattle, said in...

source: KOMO-TV

Private Investors Are Helping Up-and-Coming Food Brands Grow

As food nourishes people, money nourishes food. And the source of that nourishment is undergoing a fundamental change. As an investment, food has long been seen as staid and steady but unspectacular. The two major funding structures were private ownership, often by the...

source: Food Processing

COVID-19 Spreading to Food Processing Facilities Across the U.S.

Although not yet as pervasive as outbreaks at meatpacking facilities, COVID-19 is on the rise at America’s food processing facilities. EWG’s search of news stories published from March 14 to June 8 found that almost 1,200 food...

source: EWG

The Western View: Cease-Fire Ahead in the Water Wars?

It’s been a year of surprises, one thing after another — a pandemic that shut down the world, a murder hornet that suddenly appeared in the north woods, rioting in the streets, and even a giant meteor just missed the earth. But there is one more startling event...

source: AgNet West

How Has the Pandemic Impacted California Agriculture?

COVID-19 continues to affect parts of California agriculture in different ways. A new report from agricultural economists at the University of California examines the current and long-term impacts on California’s leading agricultural industries.

source: Morning Ag Clips

Americans on Both Sides Come Together Over Food Policy

Polarization has increased over the last two decades, pushing Americans on the left and right of the political spectrum farther apart. But we’ve long set aside our differences to break bread together, and there’s evidence that food is one area in which Democrats...

source: Purdue University

Nuts and Seeds Are Finding New Applications in Food Processing

Nuts have long enjoyed a solid reputation among food processors because of their nutrition content, taste and texture. But this year the category got a remarkable boost from USDA: The agency’s Agricultural Research Service announced...

source: Food Processing

What I Got Wrong About the Future of Food Production

As we begin to emerge from a pandemic that will reshape nearly every aspect of our global, national, regional, and local economies, the fragility of one sector, in particular, will be reexamined in a manner not seen since the post-war era modernization, namely food production....

source: Forbes

Plan a Total, Plant-Wide Automation System to Improve Facility Performance and Agility

Automation plays a role from the design of a food plant to the operation of it — including the linking together of process control, HVAC, boiler control, energy management and building control systems — including...

source: Food Engineering

Who Are the 3.4 Million People Who Work in the Nation's Food Production Industries?

Roughly 3.4 million individuals work in food production industries, more than a third of them in animal production and processing where there have been several COVID-19 outbreaks, a new KFF analysis shows. Workers at meat and...

source: Kaiser Family Foundation

California's Cap-and-Trade Program Generates Severely Reduced Revenue

With demand for fossil fuels down across the state, California’s latest quarterly cap-and-trade auction generated very little money for the state to spend on key environmental programs. The auction results are another sign that...

source: KQED-FM

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After COVID-19, a Rural Revolution Can Drive Sustainable Recovery

Could COVID-19 Force a 'Buy Local' Food Revolution?

The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 on the Food Industry and Its Supply Chains

Organic Food Sales Reach $50 Billion in 2019

American Seafood Trawler on Lockdown After 85 Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19

Private Investors Are Helping Up-and-Coming Food Brands Grow

COVID-19 Spreading to Food Processing Facilities Across the U.S.

The Western View: Cease-Fire Ahead in the Water Wars?

How Has the Pandemic Impacted California Agriculture?

Americans on Both Sides Come Together Over Food Policy

Nuts and Seeds Are Finding New Applications in Food Processing

What I Got Wrong About the Future of Food Production

Plan a Total, Plant-Wide Automation System to Improve Facility Performance and Agility

Who Are the 3.4 Million People Who Work in the Nation's Food Production Industries?

California's Cap-and-Trade Program Generates Severely Reduced Revenue

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