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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Blue Apron Review: How It Works, Pros, Cons, and More

Blue Apron is a meal kit delivery service that offers a wide variety of appealing recipes for people with no specific dietary needs. This article reviews how Blue Apron works, its pros and cons, and how it compares with competitors.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Beekeeping, Beyond Organic , Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Pollinators,

Betting on the untapped potential of Angolan honey

The federal government sees honey as a product that might assist diversify the nation’s oil-dependent financial system and is

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Education U.S. SouthWest, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Pecans,

Texas A&M AgriLife offers consumer tips on pecans | AgriLife Today

Changes in consumer behavior - cooking, health - have greatly enhanced the interest in pecans as both a holiday and everyday food.

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11/12/2020 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com

Demand for high-oleic soybeans still outpaces supply - Brownfield Ag News

A United Soybean Board leader says farmers with the right locations should consider growing high oleic soybeans next year. John Jansen is the board’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, and he says, “The demand is currently outpacing supply.” Jansen tells Brownfield he expects there will be between 600 and 700-thousand acres of high oleic soybeans […]

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11/08/2020 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

TikTok star gives Ocean Spray a boost as brand looks to Thanksgiving, and the future

90 year-old Ocean Spray got a big brand boost from a TikTok video that went viral energizing interest in the brand worldwide.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Gardening, Sustainability, Transportation, Ag Global Specialty Food, Trade (Commodities), Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Kenya launches marketing strategy to boost horticultural exports

NAIROBI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya said Thursday it has launched a year-long marketing communication strategy to help boost the country horticultural exports in

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Global Specialty Food, Coronavirus/COVID,

Dairy campaign drives surge in liquid milk sales during pandemic | Press and Journal

An industry-wide campaign to boost sales of dairy products during lockdown resulted in an estimated 11.2 million litres of additional liquid milk sales during the pandemic.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soybeans, Oats, Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Population,

Plant-based beverages with inputs such as oats, soybeans gaining traction | TheTop10News | Breaking world news, photos & videos.

Domestic plant-based dairy beverages have grown quickly in retail channels as local industry players vie to compete with international brands. At the end of September, Shanghai-based oat milk startup…

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10/30/2020 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. Announces Mayfield, Kentucky as Potential Location for Planned 10,000 Metric Ton Salmon Farm

MAYNARD, Mass., Oct. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB) (“AquaBounty” or the “Company”), a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability, today announced that it has identified Mayfield, Kentucky as the potential location for its planned large-scale farm for the Company’s proprietary AquAdvantage salmon. The new farm will be AquaBounty’s first large-scale commercial facility with a planned 10,000 metric ton annual production capacity – or about eight times the size of its currently operating farm in Albany, Indiana, which has a 1,200 metric ton annual production capacity.Mayfield, in Graves County, Kentucky, is the leading location after an exhaustive nationwide search spanning approximately 230 sites. Evaluation criteria for the Company’s third farm included sufficient water and wastewater volumes, low electricity prices, proximity to major population centers, availability of skilled labor pools and a stable, supportive political environment.“We are pleased to have identified a site in Mayfield as meeting or exceeding all selection criteria for our third farm,” said Sylvia Wulf, Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty. “The Graves County community and site location met all suitability and technical requirements. At both the state and local level, we found a welcome economic environment and favorable incentives for our business.”“We now are negotiating details of the potential purchase, conducting due diligence, and are moving forward as quickly as possible to finalize the transaction. This milestone positions AquaBounty to rapidly expand our geographic footprint and meet our long-term production goals, creating value for our shareholders,” concluded Wulf.Construction is expected to begin in 2021 and the company anticipates the farm will be ready for commercial production to commence in 2023. The facility will potentially bring approximately 70-90 new jobs to the region.About AquaBountyAquaBounty Tech...

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10/24/2020 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

French startup Ynsect to build world's biggest bug farm

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming.

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