InnerPlant helps farmers reduce pesticides and agricultural waste
What if plants could talk to farmers and tell them when they’re distressed? That would not only help the plants but also reduce the amount of agricultural waste that threatens…
Demand for french fries reflects resilient consumer as so-called fry attachment rate holds steady
A McDonald’s crew member prepares french fries in Miami, Florida. Getty Images It’s a timeless question at fast-food counters: Do you want fries with that? Responders continue answering affirmatively at…
EU reaches interim deal to extend tariff-free Ukrainian agricultural imports
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement on granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to its markets until June 2025, the European Parliament said in a statement on Wednesday.…
Cocoa prices not yet showing signs of demand destruction
Workers collect dry cocoa beans in front of the store of a cocoa cooperative in the village of Hermankono on Nov. 14, 2023. Sia Kambou | Afp | Getty Images…
India and South Africa block major investment deal at WTO talks
Delegates attend the 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi of Feb. 26, 2024. India and South Africa have filed a formal objection against an investment agreement at…
Agri-tech Green Plains announces strategic review, Ancora standstill
Ethanol plant in Milton, Wisconsin. Getty Images Ethanol producer and agri-tech company Green Plains said Wednesday that it would initiate a strategic review, a year after activist investor Ancora sent…
Commodity markets are in a ‘super squeeze’— higher prices may continue
SUIXI, CHINA – DECEMBER 30: An employee works on the production line of aluminum foil at a workshop of Anhui Limu New Material Technology Co., Ltd on December 30, 2023…
Agriculture faces climate fallout
PESHAWAR: Apart from their breathtaking landscape and picturesque sceneries, Pakistan’s northern areas are well known for producing some of the country’s finest variety of fruits and vegetables. In recent times…
Lovers of sweet treats could be hit by rising sugar prices
Sugar for sale at a supermarket in Yichang City, in China’s Hubei province, on April 6, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images A mammoth rally in 2023…
The UK’s motorway service station in Cumbria
Views of the Cumbrian countryside from Tebay Services on the M6 freeway in the U.K. Westmorland Family When John and Barbara Dunning were informed that a freeway would be built…