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Solar Panels May Help Cranberry Farmers

Cranberry farmers in Massachusetts are looking to build solar panels above the bogs they harvest each fall to help prevent low prices.

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Turkey Producers Look to Create Plant-Based Alternative

Just in time for Thanksgiving, turkey producers are looking to make a plant-based alternative to the meat as more consumers are embracing a flexitarian diet.

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Fuel Efficiency

Anheuser-Busch Completes First Zero-Emission Beer Delivery

Anheuser-Busch InBev

A Nikola hydrogen-electric truck picked up the load of beer and delivered it to Anheuser-Busch local wholesale partner, Lohr Distributors - marking the first commercial delivery onboard a Nikola hydrogen-electric vehicle.

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97,000 Pounds of Salad Recalled Due to E. Coli Contamination

New Jersey-based company, Miss Bay LLC, has recalled over 97,000 pounds of salad products containing meat or poultry.

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Local Food Bank Streamlines Warehouse Operations

Raymond forklift donation allows CHOW to distribute twice the amount of fresh produce.

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Emerging Technologies

UPS and HerdX Deliver Blockchain-Verified Beef From U.S. to Japan

United Parcel Service (UPS)

The companies teamed up to develop tracking and traceability technology that improves quality assurance for beef products that are shipped internationally

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Ocean May Provide More Food with Right Technologies

Scientists revealed that the ocean could provide over six times more food than it does now with better management and technological innovations.

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American Farmers Allowed to Send Poultry to China Again

China first banned U.S. poultry in January 2015 because of an avian influenza outbreak in December 2014.

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Risk/Compliance

USDA Extends Flexibility of Crop Insurance

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The USDA Risk Management Agency will continue to defer accrual of interest for 2019 crop year insurance premiums to help the wide swath of farmers and ranchers affected by extreme weather in 2019.

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Waste Reduction

Technology Can Play a Major Role in Food Waste

Food waste is a global issue, with nearly 14% of all food produced being lost annually.

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Companies Look Toward Seaweed for Alternative Packaging

Just Eats and restaurants in the UK are currently trialing using sauces packaged in seaweed.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Maersk Tests Battery System to Improve Power Production

A.P. Moller- Maersk

Maersk is piloting a containerized 600 kWh marine battery system that will be installed on board the Maersk Cape Town in December 2019 to improve vessel performance and reliability while reducing CO2 emissions.

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