This nonprofit’s food-security mission takes giant leap forward
Indiana-based food-security organization Cultivate Food Rescue celebrated a big achievement this week when it officially broke ground on a state-of-the-art cold storage facility.
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These industry innovations help to combat food waste in the U.S.
Food Science Babehttps://www.facebook.com/foodsciencebabe/ ·
June 15, 2023
Food waste is a challenge starting with the grower all the way through to the consumer, but several food industry innovations are helping.
Viewpoint: Social media is wrong to vilify Apeel’s innovative shelf-life technique
Apeel is a useful tool to safely and effectively extend the shelf life of fresh produce, yet activists aim to denigrate this remedy to food waste.
Strella Biotechnology ripens its approach to prevent food waste
Elizabeth Maslyn ·
July 22, 2022
Strella Biotechnology is making strides to change fresh food waste in the U.S. by giving farmers the ability to be more efficient and better gauge ripening.
The best ways to reduce food waste, according to science
Michelle Miller, Farm Babehttp://www.thefarmbabe.com ·
December 21, 2021
Reducing food waste in the U.S. will help increase food security, efficiency, resource conservation, and productivity, while addressing environmental concerns.
Food waste: The ugly duckling many consumers won’t face
Michelle Miller, Farm Babehttp://www.thefarmbabe.com ·
November 2, 2021
Facing food waste: Americans place less value on food since they have an abundance of choices and the product they just threw out will be available again.
Study: U.S. households waste nearly a third of their food
AGDAILY Reporters ·
January 23, 2020
Penn State economists say that American households waste, on average, almost a third of the food they acquire, costing households about $1,866 per year.
Sustaining roads with grapes and agricultural waste
AGDAILY Reporters ·
December 3, 2019
A team of researchers at WSU is developing a more sustainable solution to winter road deicing using grape skins and other agricultural waste.
Waste not, want not: Eat beer and drink sandwiches!
Lucy M. Stitzer, Dirt-to-Dinner ·
May 10, 2019
Beer-making is one of the few industries that can complete the circle of sustainability to combat food waste.
Ag agencies celebrate April as Reducing Food Waste Month
AGDAILY Reporters ·
April 2, 2019
USDA, EPA, and FDA kick off Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month by calling for greater collaboration to educate and engage consumers to reduce food waste.