Dairy farmer handed $19K bill over ‘polluting dam of manure’
A British dairy and arable farmer has been prosecuted for causing ‘catastrophic’ pollution after illegally-constructed slurry storage ruptured.
Archives for May 14, 2024
Feeling the squeeze? How juice brands are dealing with an orange shortage
The world’s top orange production regions are struggling: putting pressure on the global supply of oranges for the juice industry. Beverage brands are finding innovative ways to deal with high costs and shortages.
Why is the price of tea going up?
Like many other commodities, tea is increasing in price. This is due to instability: instability in the climate and instability in the world of geopolitics.
A world first: How Albert Heijn shares climate footprints to the ingredient level
The Dutch supermarket retailer has become the world’s first to share its products’ climate footprints – to the ingredient level – with consumers. Here’s how.
China approves safety of gene-edited wheat
The Chinese government has granted approval for the production of the country’s inaugural gene-edited wheat variety, a significant step towards the commercialization of genetically modified (GM) food crops.
‘Shortcutting the process’: Thailand’s Buono credits plant-based success to portfolio variety and move away from meat replacements
Thailand-based plant-based specialist firm Buono believes that the success of its business can be credited to its portfolio variety which focuses on more unique products as opposed to meat replacements.