In January, Burt's Bees introduces Burt's Bees Plant-Based Protein Shakes -- its first foray into the functional food arena. The line includes Daily Protein, Protein +Gut Health with Probiotics, and Protein +Healthy Radiance with ...
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Online retail volume of China's farm produce is expected to grow by about 50 percent in 2016 as more farmers use e-commerce platforms to sell their produce. Online produce sales might reach 220 billion yuan ($32 billion) this year, up ...
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The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan institutions recently received a five-year, $10.46m grant The grant has ...
Chain organisation ZuivelNL has unveiled its plan for reducing phosphate production by the Dutch dairy sector in 2017. Comprising the Dutch Dairy Association, the Dutch Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture as well as Dutch dairy ...
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Inocucor Technologies announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has registered its first two specialty ag biological products for use by Canadian farmers and greenhouse growers. Synergro is a live-cell formulation for ...
Adama Agricultural Solutions and SwarmFarm Robotics have expanded their collaboration in introducing robotic solutions for crop protection to farmers across the globe. The Israeli crop protection company has been in collaboration with the ...
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US-based agricultural company Monsanto has secured an approval from its shareholders to merge its business with a subsidiary of German pharmaceutical company Bayer for $66bn. As per the terms of the merger deal, the shareowners will be ...
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In a letter to the USDA's Office of Inspector General, The Cornucopia Institute has requested an independent audit of the National Organic Program, charging multiple illegal actions and inactions. The Wisconsin-based farm policy research ...
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Barry Callebaut has published its new sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate” with the ambition to move sustainable chocolate from niche to norm in less than a decade. Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique said: ...
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Hempco Food and Fiber is set to open new hemp foods processing facility in Nisku, Alberta, near the Edmonton International Airport. For several months, Hempco has been searching for a new location to expand its hemp seed food processing ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation has selected 28 projects to be the grant recipients of the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program. In the 17 years since its introduction in 2000, a cumulative total of 332 projects in 53 countries and ...
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Dairy giant Arla Foods has launched its first branded organic product to expand its milk offerings in the UK. Branded as the Arla Organic Farm Milk, which comes in 2-litre semi-skimmed and whole milk formats, has a price tag of ...
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Indian firm Prabhat Dairy has invested about INR140 crore ($21m) to establish new production lines for cheese at its Shrirampur facility in Ahmed Nagar. The company's cheese product portfolio includes mozzarella, cheddar, processed cheese ...
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The Scottish Government has selected Neogen to carry out genomics testing as part of its program to enhance the country's beef herd. The program, dubbed the Beef Efficiency Scheme, aims to improve the overall herd profitability and to ...
Inocucor Technologies’ microbial crop accelerator for farmers and greenhouse growers has been approved for use in California. Registration by the California Department of Food and Agriculture also includes certification for the ...
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