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Florida’s Orange Crop at 76-Year Low Crushed by Hurricane Irma

San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to require grocers with 25 stores or more to report annually the use of antibiotics in the raw meat and poultry they sell.

Florida Orange Crop Seen Plunging to 71-Year Low After Irma

Last week we looked at the many real benefits and advantages of no-till farming.

Trust In Food™ is a decade-long initiative to rebuild consumer trust in the food system. Farm Journal Media is committed to ongoing editorial coverage of issues related to sustainable agricultural production practices, consumer food trends and supply chain transformation.

Farmers’ shift away from fall application of nitrogen for crops such as corn and sorghum is being reflected in changing retail practices, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “In my area of central Illinois, I know two fertilizer plants that have completely dropped anhydrous ammonia,” he says. “Their sales had shifted to spring application of nitrogen solution. While ammonia can be applied in the spring, farmers found it took up too much of their time when they needed to concentrate on planting, compared to nitrogen solution that can be applied as they plant or with herbicides.”

Two uncharacteristic colors in the world of wine are creating a buzz in an industry that’s been dominated by rosé, red and white.

Rain delays Idaho potato, wheat planting

For example, 41% of people say sustainability has an impact on their food-and-beverage-buying habits, up 6 percentage points from a year earlier, according to an online survey conducted by the International Food Information Council Foundation.