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U.S. Ag Exports End Slump with Third Largest Tally Ever

U.S. farm exports will total $139.8 billion this fiscal year, the third-highest tally ever, ending a slump in sales that begin in 2014 following the collapse of the commodity boom.

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Hurricane Harvey Disrupting Freight Transportation in Gulf Region

Hurricane Harvey’s broad swath across Texas will strongly affect over 7 percent of U.S. trucking, with some portion of that fraction out of operation for two weeks.

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Risk/Compliance

Effects of Hurricane Harvey felt by Texas Farmers

While most of the state’s wheat-growing areas will not be impacted by the rain, cotton, soybean and corn producers further south will probably suffer damage.

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Waste Reduction

12 Startups Focused on Preventing Food Waste

Food technology specifically focused on preventing and recovering food waste are changing the way eaters interact with food—and helping save them money.

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Cargill, Bill Gates Invest in Lab-Grown Meat

This is the latest move by an agricultural giant to respond to consumers, especially millennials, that are rapidly leaving their mark on the U.S. food world.

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4 Ways Propane Autogas Vehicles Add Value for Urban Delivery Fleets

Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)

Propane autogas vehicles are providing considerable advantages for urban food and beverage delivery fleets.

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How the Climate Crisis Could be Disastrous for the World’s Food Supply

A new report by Chatham House, a London-based think tank, details how climate change further threatens the food network, as the type of extreme weather event that knocked out the Russian harvest becomes all the more common.

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Carrier Transicold to Offer New EPA-Approved Refrigerant for North America Truck and Trailer Systems

Carrier Transicold

Developed by the refrigerant manufacturing industry to reduce environmental impact, R-452A has a global warming potential (GWP) that is almost half that of R 404A, the refrigerant used in most land-based transport refrigeration applications.

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World’s Largest Tuna Company Commits to Supply Chain, Labor Reforms

Thai Union's supply vessels have used the most destructive and indiscriminate fishing methods, and the company has refused to take meaningful action to change—until now.

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Gulf Shrimpers Feel Effects of ‘Dead Zone’

Consumers will also feel the effects of hypoxia when having to pay more for shrimp or other seafood at a restaurant or vendor.

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Pew Study Assess Food Safety from Farm to Fork

The study specifically examined food safety control measures designed to limit exposure on farms and feedlots to pathogens such as Salmonella, Coli and Campylobacter that can affect cattle, swine and poultry.

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Creative Thinking Helped a Pickle Company Achieve Zero Food Waste

The Real Dill achieved zero food waste by turning scraps into compost and bloody marys.

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