The Power of Meat provides an annual update of shopper habits regarding meat and poultry pre-trip, in-store and at home. This research helps the food industry identify how meat purchasing habits are changing to inform business strategy and better meet consumer needs....
Plant City, FL based berry grower-shipper Wish Farms is proud to announce a collaboration with Publix Super Markets and the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. Volunteers from Wish Farms, Publix, and the Food Bank were on hand to distribute fresh...
Feature Image: Brookhaven Lab Biologist Meng Xie (L) and postdoctoral fellow Dimiru Tadesse with sorghum plants like those used in this study. Note that these plants are flowering, unlike those the scientists engineered to delay flowering indefinitely to maximize...
Leafy green vegetables are important sources of dietary fiber and nutrients, but they can harbor harmful pathogens. In particular, lettuce has often been involved in outbreaks of foodborne illness across the U.S. A new study from the University of Illinois...
In less than a week we'll all be heading to Tampa, FL by car, bus, boat, plane or train – whatever it takes to get to the Southeast Produce Council's annual crown jewel event, the Southern Exposure tradeshow and conference. Southern Exposure is the industry's finest...
A sharp decline in the number of dairy heifers available to replace older cows exiting the U.S. dairy herd could limit any meaningful growth in domestic milk production over the next few years. The number of dairy replacement heifers has fallen almost 15% over the...
At their core, land-grant institutions like the University of Florida focus on how science, research and global partnerships can address food-security challenges, develop innovative solutions and efficiently reach those in need. To promote food security, a team of...
Catching up with this busy guy is a challenge...Mike Roberts is currently the Chairman of the Board with SEPC. I consider him one of my kids and I am so proud of him and his new position with SEPC — I just had to get him to stop for a few minutes for a little...
The Southeast Produce Council is excited to embark on the second class of the Next Generation Leadership Academy as an expansion of our industry educational portfolio. The first year was a great success, and we saw the vision for this program begin to come to life. In...
By: Cameron Rudolph, Communications Manager, MSU AgBioResearch2023 was the warmest year on record across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Since 1850, the 10 warmest years have occurred in the past decade. Climate scientists...
