The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-21
USDA Announces Department-wide Effort to Support Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Connectivity
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary... Read more
2024-10-21
USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Florida Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people in Florida recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental... Read more
2024-10-20
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety
David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros... Read more
transportation ocean ports & carriers
2024-10-18
Do Adult Cicadas Actually Feed on Anything?
Every so often, cicadas emerge above ground and blanket the earth with their exoskeletons while emitting a high-pitched chirp from sunrise to sunset. The periodical cicadas in the genus
Magicicada... Read more
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2024-10-18
Produce Industry to Experience High Pricing Volatility
The fresh produce sector experienced an annualized pricing volatility of 70% in 2023, with some commodities, like mangoes, showing nearly 150% volatility at the shipping point. Read more
sustainability agriculture
2024-10-18
DeltaTrak’s UBQ Network Provides Digital Ecosystem for Agri-Food Industry
DeltaTrak launched the UBQ Network, an all-in-one platform tailored for the North American produce and grocery markets. Read more
sustainability agriculture
2024-10-18
Verifiable Trust: How Technology is Transforming Food Supply Chain Integrity
EU's TRICK Project is creating a potential lifeline for an industry drowning in manual documentation processes and plagued by transparency issues. Read more
safety & security risk/compliance
2024-10-18
Retail, Transportation Recruitment Prices on the Rise, Shifting Seasonal Hiring Trends: Study
New data from Recruitics reveals a shift in seasonal hiring trends among the retail and hospitality industries as well as month-over-month spikes in prices across several key industries, including... Read more
professional development hiring
2024-10-18
Biden-Harris Administration Continues Historic Clean Energy Commitment to Lowering Costs and Creating Jobs for People in Pennsylvania and 38 States, Guam and Puerto Rico
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a visit to Pennsylvania that USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean... Read more
2024-10-18
USDA Invests $46M in Efforts to Address Food and Nutrition Security
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $46 million in projects aimed to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities, as well as... Read more
2024-10-17
Geospatial Technology Can Help Corn Producers Assess Potential Wind Damage in Fields
As cornfields suffer crop damage caused by weather, corn producers can use geospatial and remote sensing technologies to get a more accurate measurement of the damage and estimate potential economic... Read more
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2024-10-17
Apple farming in Himachal Pradesh: Fighting fungal disease
Himachal Pradesh is known as India's apple state. This year, many trees have been devastated by fungal disease. Efforts to control the outbreak include improving soil health and ecosystem resilience,... Read more
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