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A young white man with brown hair, a short-cropped beard, black-rimmed glasses, and wearing a dark blue polo shirt examines a green Thai chili on a large, heavily-ladened pepper plant.
People
Derek Barchenger Wins Borlaug Award for Pepper Breeding
The World Food Prize Foundation selected Barchenger for the 2025 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application for his work in pepper breeding that “will be felt for generations.”
August 15, 2025 02:22 PM
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Kerry Halladay
money-funnel
Industry
Recent Funding, Staffing Changes at USDA Could Risk Ag Research
Participants at a recent webinar hosted by the Science Societies warned that grant funding cuts and force reductions at USDA results in uncertainty, lost research and lost opportunities for young scientists. The future of independent research is potentially at risk too.
August 14, 2025 03:31 PM
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Kerry Halladay
A perspective shot showing different fresh-cut produce items — including diced apple, pomegranate arils, mixed cut tropical fruit medley, and mixed cut melon — in different styles of clamshell-style packaging.
Industry
USDA Awards Millions for Packaging Innovation Research
Spare a thought for the humble bag or clamshell, because a lot of thought goes into fresh produce packaging. And now, more money will too.
August 12, 2025 11:14 AM
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Kerry Halladay
A pastoral photo of a farm sign set against a green field with trees and greenhouses in the background. The round farm sign reads "Piney Woods Farm, Since 2016" and is a very highly detailed cut wood image depicting a farm at the end of a fence row.
People
Piney Woods Farm Wins Organic Stewardship Award for Regenerative Ag
The Rodale Institute awarded Jessica Breaux of Piney Woods Farm with its 2025 Organic Stewardship Award.
August 08, 2025 02:40 PM
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Kerry Halladay
Carrier Transicold – Lynx Fleet TRU telematics platform
Transportation
How Data Can Drive Cold Chain Efficiency
Carrier Transicold’s update to its Lynx Fleet telematics platform, including the TRU Health feature and support for non-Carrier equipment, offers insight on reefer trucks.
August 04, 2025 04:40 PM
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Kerry Halladay
USDA building
Industry
USDA Opens Public Comment Period on Reorganization Plan
All stakeholders, including USDA employees and ag and nutrition stakeholders, can submit feedback through Aug. 26.
August 04, 2025 01:23 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Packer Tech
Share-ify Introduces Product Management Solution for Produce
Clar-ify takes the produce industry’s unique needs into account and helps deliver more accurate data to help make AI successful, the company says.
August 04, 2025 04:22 AM
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Kerry Halladay
calendar
Industry
Public Meetings Planned for U.S.-Mexico Water States
The upcoming forums in Arizona and Texas are set to feature updates about area projects and include a public comment period.
July 31, 2025 12:42 PM
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Kerry Halladay
farmland water
Industry
Speakers Tell EPA Not To Mess With Clean Water Act 401 Rule
Most of the commenters at the EPA’s listening session on CWA’s Section 401 said no change is needed to the current implementation.
July 31, 2025 07:29 AM
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Kerry Halladay
Congress. Photo: Philip, Adobe Stock
Industry
Sen. Ernst Introduces Bill to Bring WOTUS Certainty
The new bill duplicates elements of the on-going WOTUS rework effort by EPA, but has been praised for helping to bring regulatory certainty by excluding certain types of water under the “navigable waters” definition.
July 29, 2025 02:37 PM
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