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The bill approved in the Senate introduces a new and very restricted term "bioengineering". Simplot's Innate potato (shown) may not need to be labeled as GMO, since all introduced genes are from wild and cultivated potatoes
juli 09, 2016
GMO Labeling Bill passed by United States Senate
Last Thursday, the United States Senate has passed, by a vote of 63 to 30, a bill that would create a national standard for labeling food made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
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The product range, OrganicPop™, is a USDA Certified ready-to-eat (RTE) organic popcorn line offered in four flavor varieties.
juni 27, 2016
Saratoga Chips Announces OrganicPop™, a New Organic Popcorn Range.
Saratoga Chips, America’s First Kettle Chip™, is excited to announce the launch of a new range of organic ready-to-eat popcorn.
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Alexia Foods announces two new products: Alexia Foods Organic Savory Spice Sweet Potato Fries will tantalize your taste buds with the flavors of Morocco, while Alexia Foods Truffle Fries feature black summer truffles foraged from the slopes of northern It
mei 23, 2016
Alexia Foods goes non GMO verified and offers tasty new fries.
ConAgra Foods brand Alexia announced that all of the brand's offerings will be non-GMO by the end of 2016.
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Sign promoting certified USDA Organic Fruits and Vegetables in a Walmart Produce department
mei 17, 2016
Wal-Mart to phase out Organic Food brand Wild Oats
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is phasing out its Wild Oats organic food brand, according to people familiar with the matter, dropping a line of products introduced two years ago to bring inexpensive organics to the masses.
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Colorado based Strohauer Farms are trying out a couple more fingerling varieties this season - adding to an already impressive line-up of specialty potatoes - as they continue to see growth in the fingerling potato segment.
april 20, 2016
US Fingerling Potato Segment continues to grow
Colorado based Strohauer Farms are trying out a couple more fingerling varieties this season - adding to an already impressive line-up of specialty potatoes - as they continue to see growth in the fingerling potato segment.
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Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Boardman facility has received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification. The expansion can be seen in the foreground (Courtesy: Fisher Construction Group, Inc)
april 18, 2016
Lamb Weston Boardman OR facility receives (LEED®) Silver Certification
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's Boardman, Oregon, processing facility has received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification, awarded by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
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A longer crop rotation saves on inputs such as nematicides or fumigation. Photo above shows the application of a nematicide at time of planting in the United Kingdom
februari 18, 2016
Idaho Potato Processing Contracts will make a minimum three-year crop rotation mandatory
Sources say the 2016 Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative contract will include new langcode mandating a minimum of two years of alternate crops between potatoes.
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februari 10, 2016
Okray Farms receives NPC's 2015 Environmental Stewardship Award
Okray Family Farms in Plover, Wisconsin, were named the recipients of the prestigious 2015 Environmental Stewardship Award during the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2016 Annual Meeting, held January 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Ten of 2015's monthly global temperatures tied or broke existing records (January 2016 | NOAA/NASA - Annual Global Analysis for 2015)
januari 21, 2016
Climate change: 2015 was the warmest year on record by far
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that according their independent analyses, Earth's surface temperatures in 2015 were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880.
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Most of Conagra Foods frozen potato facilities have achieved a 95 percent landfill avoidance rate, and are working to find outlets for the remaining landfill waste.
Two of the last, hard-to-recycle materials for our Taber, Canada facility was their used
november 23, 2015
ConAgra Foods Announces Zero Waste Champions
Continuing in its journey toward zero waste, and in recognition of last week’s America Recycles Day, ConAgra Foods announced its annual Zero Waste Champion award winners.
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McDonald's is one of 81 American Companies joining in the “American Business Act on Climate” pledge
oktober 19, 2015
McDonald's: Working Together to Address Climate Change
Today, McDonald's Corporation was one of 81 American Companies joining in the “American Business Act on Climate” pledge.
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81 Companies with more than 9 million employees in all 50 US states are making at least $160 billion in new low-carbon investments.
oktober 19, 2015
White House Announces Commitments to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge
Today, the White House will announce new commitments from companies from across the American economy who are joining the American Business Act on Climate Pledge.
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september 24, 2015
Conagra Foods publishes 2015 citizenship (CSR) report
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) today announced it has issued its 2015 Citizenship Report. The report tracks progress on the company's three-pronged Citizenship platform: Good Food, Stronger Communities and Better Planet.
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september 22, 2015
United States sets Food Waste Reduction Goals
In the United States, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg have announced the first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50% reduction by 2030.
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september 14, 2015
R.D. Offutt scales back expansion plans in Minnesota
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augustus 19, 2015
RPE introduces Oddball Organics: not your ordinary potato
RPE Inc. is introducing Oddball Organics™, a new brand for organic potatoes that do not fit the standard.
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McCain Foods USA outstanding energy efficiency partner, says Idaho Power
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