Agricultural Technologies, Food, Food Security, Indoor Farming, Sustainable Agriculture, Hydroponics IGrow PreOwned 1/21/19 Agricultural Technologies, Food, Food Security, Indoor Farming, Sustainable Agriculture, Hydroponics IGrow PreOwned 1/21/19

How Sustainable Farming Stacks Up

A look at the initiatives undertaken across the UAE to promote sustainable agriculture.

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Food Security, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 1/20/19 Food Security, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 1/20/19

Organic Consumers Association Wins on Motion to Dismiss in Case Against Unilever-Owned Ben & Jerry's for Deceptive Marketing Claims

“We are pleased that the court agrees that Ben & Jerry’s can be held accountable for the claims it makes about its products, and how the production of those products impacts animal welfare and the environment,” said Ronnie Cummins, OCA’s international director.

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Agricultural Industry, Data, Farming, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 12/16/18 Agricultural Industry, Data, Farming, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 12/16/18

This Entrepreneur Left Wall Street to Count the World's Calories. Now She's Warning of a Global Food Disaster Equal to the Financial Crisis.

Menker's path to counting the world's calories is a bit unorthodox.

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Agriculture, Food, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 12/12/18 Agriculture, Food, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 12/12/18

Report Points to 'Difficult and Worrying' 2019 for U.S. Agriculture

Market volatility caused by President Donald Trump's trade disputes, extreme weather and the potential spread of African Swine Fever could threaten the stability of global food commodity prices next year.

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Food Security IGrow PreOwned 11/28/18 Food Security IGrow PreOwned 11/28/18

Romaine Is Back, With High Price And Liability Issues

The return of Romaine in the marketplace after a week-long, FDA-advised hiatus was met with high prices and liability issues surrounding the destruction of hundreds of thousands of pounds of the lettuce variety during that week.

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FDA Warning, Food Security, Agriculture IGrow PreOwned 11/27/18 FDA Warning, Food Security, Agriculture IGrow PreOwned 11/27/18

Romaine Industry Adopts New Labels, Product To Return To Stores

The Food and Drug Administration says romaine lettuce is now safe to eat following the “purge” of product on the market, and will allow supplies to resume, after grower-shippers agreed to new labeling standards that will include where the lettuce is grown.

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Environment, Food, Food Security, Global Food Innovation, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 11/12/18 Environment, Food, Food Security, Global Food Innovation, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 11/12/18

Seeds&Chips

“We believe that technological innovation can create a better, safer, and more resilient food system to fight hunger for everyone”

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Research, Innovation, Food, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 11/11/18 Research, Innovation, Food, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 11/11/18

China's Scientists Observe Plant Growth in its Space Lab

They are trying to accomplish full-cycle of plant growth under microgravity.

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Agricultural Technologies, Automation, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 11/9/18 Agricultural Technologies, Automation, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 11/9/18

If Farms Are to Survive, We Need to Think About Them as Tech Companies

We’re not experiencing a food shortage—it’s a shortage of people to farm it.

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Food, Food Security, Video IGrow PreOwned 11/8/18 Food, Food Security, Video IGrow PreOwned 11/8/18

What's The Future of Food?

Scientists and entrepreneurs have been cooking up innovative ways to put food on our tables. What are they serving up next?

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Agricultural Technologies, Agriculture, Automation, Crop Protection, Food Security, Vertical Farming IGrow PreOwned 10/31/18 Agricultural Technologies, Agriculture, Automation, Crop Protection, Food Security, Vertical Farming IGrow PreOwned 10/31/18

Tackling the Food Crisis with a Borderless Collaboration

At Omron, opportunities to engage with new challenges are abundant

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Food Safety, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 10/28/18 Food Safety, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 10/28/18

Meat Plant That Recalled 7 Million Pounds of Ground Beef Has History of “Egregious” Animal Welfare Practices

In 2017, regulators warned JBS over its treatment of sick dairy cattle at its Tolleson, Arizona plant. The resulting documents may help clarify the source of this year's Salmonella outbreak.

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Hydroponics, Food Safety, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 10/27/18 Hydroponics, Food Safety, Food Security IGrow PreOwned 10/27/18

China Reaches Top of Global Food Safety List

 China moved from fourth place to the top of the list. This announcement explained that this development is due to China being a high-income economy with low custom tariffs for agricultural import products, which helps to reduce the import costs.

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Food Security, Food Insecurity, Malnutrition IGrow PreOwned 10/26/18 Food Security, Food Insecurity, Malnutrition IGrow PreOwned 10/26/18

2018 World Food Prize Laureates: Ending Malnutrition For Mothers And Young Children

Alarmed by the vast numbers of malnourished children in the world, two British men have spent their lives working to ensure that mothers and their young children can obtain high-quality foods and vitamins.

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Indoor Vertical Farming, Food Security, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 10/20/18 Indoor Vertical Farming, Food Security, Sustainability IGrow PreOwned 10/20/18

The Changing Ways We Might Grow Food

Access to safe and affordable food is something we all take for granted. However, with more mouths to feed now than ever before, achieving this is no easy task.

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Indoor Vertical Farming, Food Security, Video IGrow PreOwned 10/15/18 Indoor Vertical Farming, Food Security, Video IGrow PreOwned 10/15/18

Vertical Farms In China Provide Food For 36,000 DAILY

Farmers in Zhejiang Province have designed 'smart' vertical farms which allow vegetables to be grown without much soil or sunlight. Plants are provided with nutrient solutions through an intelligent control system. A shorter growing season and a ban on pesticides also make smart farms more environmentally friendly.

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Indoor Vertical Farming, Food Security, CEA, Greenhouse IGrow PreOwned 10/13/18 Indoor Vertical Farming, Food Security, CEA, Greenhouse IGrow PreOwned 10/13/18

'The Next Evolution Of Farming Has Already Begun'

The world population continues to grow with ever-increasing urbanization predicted to reach 80 percent by 2050. The U.N. predicts that human population will reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. This increasing population is also growing richer — and hungrier.

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Food Safety, Food Security, Recalls IGrow PreOwned 10/11/18 Food Safety, Food Security, Recalls IGrow PreOwned 10/11/18

Bad Burgers

As of October 4, 57 people in 16 states had been sickened by JBS beef.

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Food Security IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18 Food Security IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18

CDC Says Parasitic Outbreak Traced To McDonald’s Salad Has Ended

The FDA reports advances in testing helped investigators during an outbreak of cyclospora infections this summer. More than 500 people were confirmed infected, but the outbreak is over according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Agricultural Technologies, Agriculture, Food Security, Farming IGrow PreOwned 10/2/18 Agricultural Technologies, Agriculture, Food Security, Farming IGrow PreOwned 10/2/18

How Do We Feed 7 Billion People?

We're looking at the technological advancements that allow us to feed our ever-growing population. 

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