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Waste Reduction

Rubicon, BioHitech Combine To Offer Food Waste Technology

On-going food waste measurement is key to understanding any waste profile, in order to best to prevent food waste as part of a sustainable strategy.

Groups Call For USDA To Control GMO Contamination

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Report from Food & Water Watch and OFARM says more than 30 percent of farmers seeking to grow organic crops reported that unintended GMO presence has been found or suspected on their farms.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Power On Shore In San Diego Port Improves Cold Chain

A new $4.25 million shore power system at the Unified Port of San Diego's Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal was dedicated last week.

Why the Food Industry Should Embrace Truck Fuel Efficiency

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) welcomes the administration's commitment to further strengthen fuel efficiency standards for heavy trucks.

University In India Perfects Technology For Solar-Powered Driers

Pondicherry University researchers have perfected two solar-powered vegetable and fruit driers that can be used in a variety of industries including fisheries and agriculture.

Senators Announce Bill To Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Incentive

Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bill last week that would extend the expired biodiesel tax incentive until 2017.

Waste Reduction

Scottish Food And Bev Industry Forms A New Recycling Group

Packaging Recycling Group Scotland aims to work with the Scottish government, its agencies and local authorities to improve recycling awareness, increase recycling rates, improve quality of materials and support waste reduction.

Obama Announces Higher Fuel Efficiency, Emissions Standards

The President hopes to have a proposed rule further tightening greenhouse-gas emissions by heavy- and medium-duty trucks in force by March 2015.

Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicles To Reach 40 Million by 2023

According to a new report from Navigant Research, the total number of light-duty NGVs on roads worldwide will grow from 17.5 million in 2013 to 39.8 million in 2023.

Ghana Joins G8 Alliance For Food Security

However, critics of the country's new initiative fear the commercialization of agriculture will not benefit small-scale farmers.

Deadly Pig Virus Is Spreading, USDA Warns Of Price Increases

The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned on Thursday that the impact on the hog supply would be greater than expected.

Walmart Sues Grower, Distributor And Third-Party Auditor In Cantaloupe Case

About 20 of the listeria victim wrongful death lawsuits name WalMart, while Kroger is the defendant in about 30 cases.

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