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Top trends at inaugural IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show, part 2
Top trends at inaugural IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show, part 2

Produce suppliers, tech leaders and logistics firms arrived in force to 2022’s Global Produce and Floral Show in October.

IFCO reusable packaging containers help HelloFresh pursue efficiency, sustainability amid growth in meal kit deliveries
IFCO reusable packaging containers help HelloFresh pursue efficiency, sustainability amid growth in meal kit deliveries

As HelloFresh has grown in recent years, it has relied on IFCO to provide durable, space-saving crates that move in and out of the company’s system rapidly while reducing environmental impact.

Will it Become a Must to Tell Your Farm Story?
Will it Become a Must to Tell Your Farm Story?

According to Leah Halvesron, CEO and founder of Ten Acre Marketing, it’s better to be proactive than let a passersby draw their own conclusions about your operation. Here’s how to get started.

10 produce picks named in Kitchn’s Grocery Essentials spotlight
10 produce picks named in Kitchn’s Grocery Essentials spotlight

Popular cooking and food site Kitchn spotlights ten favorite produce items in an annual grocery store guide.

White House to Host First Hunger, Nutrition and Health Address in More Than 50 Years
White House to Host First Hunger, Nutrition and Health Address in More Than 50 Years

President Richard Nixon hosted the last White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health in 1969. That confab led to expansions of the food stamp program, the school lunch program and WIC.

How USDA's $2.8 Billion Climate-Smart Investment Might Impact Your Operation
How USDA's $2.8 Billion Climate-Smart Investment Might Impact Your Operation

According to Secretary Vilsack, these efforts will “increase the competitive advantage of U.S. agriculture both domestically and internationally,” while building wealth in rural America.

More than Hangry: What’s Really at Stake in Global Food Insecurity?
More than Hangry: What’s Really at Stake in Global Food Insecurity?

Empty dinner plates can quickly translate to lack of world peace. Just ask Sen. Ernst, who gave a political rundown of food security as national security at Iowa State University last week.

New Report Anticipates 13 Food Production Trends of Tomorrow
New Report Anticipates 13 Food Production Trends of Tomorrow

Food and agriculture face a time of unparalleled change, both in the heft of the systemic issues they’re working through and in the speed at which seismic shifts will likely occur.

Greta Thunberg Aims to Change How Food Is Produced
Greta Thunberg Aims to Change How Food Is Produced

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has set her sights on changing how the world produces and consumes food in order to counteract a trio of threats: carbon emissions, disease outbreaks and animal suffering.  

What Does Food and Fuel Demand Look Like Post-COVID?
What Does Food and Fuel Demand Look Like Post-COVID?

Michael Swanson says it’ll take fleet turnover to bring great change to gasoline consumption, and he says two factors will drive that adoption—federal policy and battery technologies.

Poinsettias: A Christmas Crop with a Short Market Window
Poinsettias: A Christmas Crop with a Short Market Window

Christmas may be over and so is the retail market window for growers to sell poinsettias. That's because it only has a retail market until Christmas Day. AgDay journeys to a greenhouse during the retail rush.

Su Callu Sardu or Goat kid’s rennet cheese. It’s called Sardinian Viagra and the taste is described as gasoline and ammonia mixed with wax.
Disgusting Food Museum Includes Midwest Favorites

Dozens of foods likely to provoke extreme disgust in many people - but considered palatable, even delicious, in their home cultures are going on display at the Disgusting Food Museum in Malmo, Sweden.