Agriculture

Lend an ear: Corn-based material introduced for biodegradable packaging

Dive Brief: Biotech company Corn Next has released CornNext-17, a corn starch-based material made through…

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Egg prices could break more records in 2025

Consumers across the country have recently been shell shocked by empty grocery store shelves and…

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USDA slow to update food safety standards for meat and poultry, watchdog finds

Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Agriculture still has yet to finalize or update many…

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Deere loses appeal against Agco in patent dispute over precision planting technology

Agco Corp defeated an appeal brought by Deere & Co. after an appellate court upheld a verdict that the company’s…

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How new food traceability requirements will impact the grocery industry

Food traceability requirements that go into effect early next year are forcing grocers to confront financial hurdles and supplier challenges…

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Investment in agtech startups plummeted in 2024

Dive Brief: Venture capital investment in agtech startups dropped off precipitously in 2024 as a broader downturn in the agricultural…

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Covenant pays poultry carrier another multimillion-dollar performance award

Dive Brief: Covenant Logistics Group’s Lew Thompson & Son Trucking business earned another performance payment in Q4 — this time…

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