Author: Membership

AMERICA’S IMPORTS ARE STUCK ON SHIPS FLOATING JUST OFF LOS ANGELES –

The giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days was freed Monday, but another bottleneck in the supply chain remains, this one in Southern California. (Wall Street … Read More

FAST-FOOD CHAINS LOOK TO KEEP FOOD CRISP AS DELIVERIES SOAR –

With delivery and to-go orders soaring during the pandemic, marketing “crisp” is risky if the food arrives at consumers’ homes limp and listless. In a quest to keep the crunch … Read More

5 WAYS GARDENING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH –

Dedicating time to cultivate your garden — whether that’s indoors, in your yard, or in a community plot — has obvious benefits like vases full of flowers and bowls full … Read More

GLENVIEW’S WISEACRE FARM FEATURED ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL’S ‘MODERN MARVELS’ –

A Glenview family-owned farm was featured on The History Channel last weekend as a representative of the “future of food.” (Chicago Tribune)  

‘A VERY AGGRESSIVE, NASTY BIRD’; MISSOURI FIGHTS DEADLY BLACK VULTURES –

Missouri is taking a hard-line approach to tackle a troubling increase in the state’s black vulture population. It’s part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pilot program allowing some … Read More

WORLD’S TOP AGRICULTURE TRADERS GEAR UP FOR GREEN DIESEL BOOM –

The world’s biggest agricultural commodities traders are gearing up to profit from a boom in the American renewable diesel industry. The traders are targeting the growing market as refiners including … Read More

U.S. FARMERS PREP FOR MASSIVE CORN ACREAGE DESPITE SOY RALLY –

 Even though soybean prices have risen more than corn, which gained 24.7% in the same 11 months, farmers are increasingly opting for the yellow grain in the weeks before planting. … Read More

NASA HARVEST AND CROPX PARTNER TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AG INITIATIVES –

NASA Harvest (NASA’s Food Security and Agriculture Program) and CropX, a global leader in soil analytics for agriculture, today announced a strategic partnership that will give NASA Harvest unprecedented soil … Read More

CSA, OR COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE: WHAT IS IT, AND WHY SHOULD I CARE? –

Last year, when COVID-19 emerged, there were runs on grocery stores that turned people to local sources of food. While vendors of local food are now as popular as ever, … Read More

FIVE-STAR MEAL KITS ARE HERE TO STAY –

Covid lockdowns helped to break the taboo against delivering great food to people’s homes. The world’s finest eateries now routinely offer gourmet home kits, with prices sometimes running to four … Read More

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