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U.S. Cities & States With The Most Food Manufacturing Jobs

U.S. Cities & States With The Most Food Manufacturing Jobs

Written by: Saïda Aït, VP Global Marketing, Trace One U.S. food manufacturing reached a record 1.77 million workers in 2025, yet the industry now accounts for a smaller share of the nation's workforce than it did decades ago. Despite this long-term decline in employment concentration, food...

Building More Sustainable Food Systems Through Seafood

Building More Sustainable Food Systems Through Seafood

A Sea of Opportunity for Health and Sustainability A new University of Miami study suggests Brazil could improve public health and food security by making better use of its seafood resources. Written by Kyra Gurney, University of Miami Editor's Note: While this study focuses on Brazil, its...

Leaf Wax Offers Clues To Preventing Fungal Crop Disease

Leaf Wax Offers Clues To Preventing Fungal Crop Disease

Could Understanding Leaf Surfaces Lead to New Ways to Prevent Crop Disease? To understand how fungal disease spreads across crops, researchers look at where infection begins — a leaf’s waxy surface. From American Institute of Physics (AIP) Fungal diseases that affect grain crops can be devastating...

Illinois Oat Breeding Drives Gains In Yield And Grain Quality

Illinois Oat Breeding Drives Gains In Yield And Grain Quality

How Illinois Is Improving Oats for Growers and Consumers Written by: Lauren Quinn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ACES Heart-healthy oats are finding their way into a wider variety of products and recipes as consumer demand grows. Although oats are grown on far fewer acres than other...

Could Local Rocks Become A Key To Feeding Africa’s Hungry?

Could Local Rocks Become A Key To Feeding Africa’s Hungry?

Researchers in Morocco develop method for turning syenite rock into cheaper, more-efficient alternative to regular potassium fertilizer Written by Brain Owens, Canadian Light Source African soils, especially in central Africa, are rich in organic matter and have lots of water, but farmers still...

2026 CFIA Summer Meeting: Hotel Block Deadline Is August 16

2026 CFIA Summer Meeting: Hotel Block Deadline Is August 16

Registration is open for the upcoming 2026 CFIA Summer Meeting at Lumina on Wrightsville Beach September 15-17, 2026. There will be an impressive lineup of speakers that will discuss current challenges and opportunities related to nutrition and general management practices for our industry. The...