The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-12-07
Sharing is Caring with Fire Ant Venom
Venom is associated with being harmful, but red imported fire ants are using their venom for its medicinal benefits by sharing the toxic substance with their nestmates, according to a
study... Read more
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2022-12-07
Container Shipping to Witness Rate War in 2023
The pre-peak season in 2022 saw record container throughput in import-heavy ports. Now that the stocks have been filled, the demand is plummeting. Read more
transportation ocean ports & carriers
2022-12-07
How Shippers Can Regain Control of their Partner Relationships
In a complex and evolving marketplace, that level of certainty is the gold standard, and it is only possible when shippers, 3PLs, carriers and other partners can rally around data-driven insights. Read more
transportation 3pl/4pl
2022-12-07
The State of a “Normal” Supply Chain
Industry experts offer hope to a return to normalcy in the supply chain space, but it will be a new normal of sorts and be quite the bumpy ride in getting there. Read more
transportation
2022-12-06
ARS Releases First USDA Winter Peas for Food, Not Feed
USDA MiCa, USDA Dint and USDA Klondike, the first winter pea cultivars specifically developed to be used whole or as an ingredient in human food, have been released by the Agricultural Research... Read more
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2022-12-06
Future Proofing Port Operations to Combat Uncertainty
With all of the factors that have wreaked havoc on the supply chain in the last couple of years, supply chain managers need to look at what they've learned since then, think about those lessons and... Read more
transportation ocean ports & carriers
2022-12-05
How to protect soil from future drought and heat waves
Healthy soil is critical for global food security as well as the thousands of species that call it home. On World Soil Day, DW looks at what can be done to protect soil in the face of drought and... Read more
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2022-12-05
Top 5 Lift Truck Technologies in 2023
Here are five forklift technologies that will enhance performance in the food industry’s warehouses in the year ahead and beyond. Read more
warehousing material handling equipment
2022-12-05
Capacity Optimization Tool Automates Truck Assignment
Capacity Optimization takes electronic requests from shipping customers to auto-generate orders. A dispatch scheduling tool calculates variables from appointment windows and truck availability to... Read more
transportation fleet management
2022-12-05
SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains Kicks off Today
SCN Summit features industry experts and thought leaders from the supply chain space to talk future of supply chains, what’s in store for logistics companies, trends and technologies in logistics and... Read more
software & technology
2022-12-02
Combatting Unnecessary Food Waste with IoT Sensing-as-a-Service
Rmbracing the importance of IoT sensing-as-a-solution adoption across food retail is the most effective way to mitigate the damaging effects of unnecessary food waste. Read more
safety & security food safety
2022-12-01
A Net-Zero Supply Chain Could Transform Organizations
62% of sustainability leaders agree that building a net-zero supply chain would be the biggest transformation their organization has ever faced. Read more
sustainability