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The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt Thursday’s decision by a Rhode Island judge requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend $4 billion set aside for other purposes to ensure Americans receive full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits.
With some harvest underway and more to come, growers see promising signs from the field.
In a memo signed by Patrick Penn, deputy under secretary of the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA said FNS would complete the processes necessary to make funds available to support subsequent transmittal of full issuance files to EBT processors Nov. 7.
During the government shutdown, For Farmers Movement founder Dana DiPrima says the suspension of SNAP benefits is rippling through rural communities, hurting small and mid-sized farmers already struggling to stay afloat.
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s Purple Plow project challenges school kids to design irrigation systems using gravity.
Department of Justice in a filing on Friday says judges have no power to appropriate or spend federal money.
Nourishing our Neighbors grants and gift cards will assist food banks in meeting increased need from families within the retailer’s 10-state operating area.
The company has collaborated with Aerobotics, which specializes in orchard and packhouse analytics, and Neolithics, which specializes in AI-powered quality inspection, to expand its FreshCloud digital ecosystem.
Ideal conditions have yielded plenty of optimism from the field.
Baldor Specialty Foods credits him with being the first to bring now-common items like endive and French shallots to the U.S.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the new guidelines will change the food culture in this country.
Here’s what the four ballot measures, which received strong support at the polls, will mean for each state.
Its latest platform is designed to digitize and optimize one of the most challenging jobs in grocery: fresh distribution center buying.
New research shows retailers deploying shelf intelligence with a hybrid data capture strategy are 136% more likely to maintain profitability leadership than those relying on a single approach.
Grubhub customers can now order from Instacart’s network of more than a thousand national, regional and local retail banners across the U.S.
What we know from Day 1 of the Supreme Court hearing on Trump administration IEEPA tariffs and the path for importers to pursue a potential refund.
With the shopper experience central to Harmons’ mission, ensuring shelves are stocked with the right items, in the right place, at the right price is critical for success, the grocer says.
In the battle to save honeybees, Norroa from GreenLight Biosciences is a preventative that targets varroa mites to stop reproduction and prevent significant colony losses.
A team at the University of Minnesota is experimenting with quantum dots — microscopic particles that transform light — to make plants grow faster.
Post-pandemic sales are on a positive trend thanks in part to potatoes’ versatility and sought-after characteristics of certain varieties.
Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe says a strong ridge is keeping much of the U.S. warm and dry through mid-November, extending drought across key farm regions, but a pattern shift may bring some relief, and possibly even snow.
Gabriel Youtsey, chief innovation officer at UC ANR, shares how this new organization seeks to bring together the efforts around the state to help growers find solutions for the future.
As director of northeast organic sales and procurement, Rose will help expand the company’s Pete’s Garden Organics line.
Previously of Archer and Uber, Zhu says the retail food system has the opportunity to completely change how it manages shrink and inventory.
The Packer sat down with three executives from the retailer to discuss its “Right by You” Affordability Promise and how it puts savings and community first to help shoppers facing economic uncertainty.
Mexico ended the most recent five-year cycle for delivering Rio Grande water having only delivered 50.5% of the total water due.
Dietitian and cookbook author Kylie Sakaida shows how fresh, chef-crafted salads can engage consumers who want convenience, nutrition and culinary inspiration.
Bitcoin will fundamentally change farming forever, contends a growing chorus within agriculture.
From citrus and strawberries to avocados and specialty vegetables, Florida’s fall produce season showcases resilience and innovation as growers meet consumer demands.
The Salinas, Calif.-based company has acquired Chichester, England-based, Natures Way Foods, a well-known provider of freshly prepared salads, cole slaw and potato salads.