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TOPIC(S): Organic, Consumer/Retail,

06/12/2025 SOURCE: www.nbcnews.com

A cyberattack on United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), the main distributor for Whole Foods, has disrupted food deliveries and caused widespread product shortages in stores nationwide, with no clear timeline for full recovery. The attack is part of a broader wave of ransomware assaults targeting major retailers, and experts warn the disruption will have a ripple effect throughout the food supply chain, ultimately raising costs for consumers.

Cyberattack leads to Whole Foods shortages

A top natural foods distributor, United Natural Foods Inc., says it was attacked last week.

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TOPIC(S): Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Cellular Meat, Consumer/Retail,

05/04/2024 SOURCE: www.nbcnews.com

Florida bans lab-grown meat, adding to similar efforts in three other states

Companies that have made strides in cultivated meat technology said Florida’s law stifles innovation in a space that is becoming competitive globally

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.nbcnews.com

Why are angry farmers blocking highways from Paris to New Delhi?

Farmers in India and across Europe are protesting the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine, rising competition and climate change mitigation, among other issues.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 1 year ago
Topics: Poultry, AgriBusiness,

Rural town braces for Tyson plant closure as manufacturing booms elsewhere

The meat giant is closing six chicken processing sites in Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas and Virginia, laying off more than 4,600 workers who have long relied on its outsize presence as a local employer.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Organic, GMO's, Climate Change,

09/16/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Patagonia founder gives away company, ensuring profits go to fight climate change

Yvon Chouinard, who became famous for alpine climbs in Yosemite and then as a manufacturer of outdoor gear, said in a note: "We’re making Earth our only shareholder."

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TOPIC(S): USDA, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/12/2022 SOURCE: www.nbcnews.com

72 people at high-profile D.C. dinner test positive for Covid

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo were among the guests at the annual Gridiron Dinner.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Organic, Sustainability, Research, Ag South America, Pollinators, Ag North America,

Millions of migrating monarch butterflies descend on Mexico

Monarch butterflies arrived in central Mexico at the end of their 2,000-mile migration.

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Team AgWiki
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, AgriBusiness, Coronavirus/COVID,

Tyson Foods to mandate vaccine for all frontline workers and corporate employees

In the last year, at least 132 meatpacking workers who belonged to the United Food and Commercial Workers have died after contracting Covid-19.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Water, Climate Change, Weather,

Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought, putting crops at risk

A long-term drought that has hit two-thirds of Mexico looks set to worsen in coming weeks, with forecasts warning of high temperatures, crop damage and water shortages.

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Team AgWiki
shared this article 4 years ago

Drought is here to stay in the Western U.S. How will states adapt?

Drought "is not a temporary condition we can expect to go away, but rather something we have to deal with," one expert said.

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