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$3.1 Million Boost Grows Resilient California Food Systems
California Ag Today
USDA and CDFA team up to strengthen local farms, expand markets, and bring more CA GROWN foods to communities statewide.
The Real Price of Leftovers: Fourth of July Food Waste Adds Up
Southeast Regional Ag News
With cookout costs rising, experts urge simple steps to reduce food waste at home.
Food Waste and Costs Climb After July Fourth Cookouts
California Ag Today
Americans were projected to toss 126 million pounds of food after Independence Day—at a record-high cost.
Wasting Money and Food
California Ag Today
New findings from a 2025 national survey reveal that U.S. consumers are discarding food near or past the printed date even more frequently than in 2016.
Mass Confusion on Food Expiration Dates
Southeast Regional Ag News
ReFED estimates that nearly 35 million tons of food, costing almost $800 per person, are wasted annually, with misinterpretation of date labels alone accounting for about 3 billion pounds of food worth $7 billion in waste.
A Mega-Farm of Food Waste
California Ag Today
“If you imagine that all of our country’s surplus food is grown in one place, this mega-farm would cover an area the size of California and New York combined," says ReFED's Minnie Ringland.
Wasted Food. Lost Revenue.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Looking at the data, the United States generated 91.2 million tons of surplus food in 2023, which was 38% of total production.
Throwing Away a Third of Your Groceries
California Ag Today
“Radically inefficient” is an uncomfortable phrase when used to describe our United States food system, but it is what is being used by ReFED, a U.S.-based nonprofit working to pinch off food waste.
Fixing a "Radically Inefficient" Food System
Southeast Regional Ag News
In the United States, over a third of our food supply goes unsold or uneaten.
Biggest Culprits of Global Food Waste
Farm of the Future
One of the biggest pain points in the current global food system is the amount of food that is wasted, much of which never even leaves the farm.
Digital Marketplace for Produce
Farm of the Future
Food distribution is one of the few sectors of the supply chain that has yet to transition mostly online.
US Food Loss and Waste Strategy
Line on Agriculture
Federal agencies have received over 10,000 comments on an initial plan outline to reduce US food waste and loss.
Improving the Produce Experience
Farm of the Future
New Apeel CEO Luiz Beling shares his future plans for the company.
Reducing Food Waste In the Supply Chain
Farm of the Future
Apeel developed a coating to help with the food waste problem, and has made a big impact in a short time.
Streeeeeetching Feedstocks with Food Waste
Southeast Regional Ag News
Is ketchup the new molasses? Dr. Joe Bender, DVM and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania proclaims food destined for the trash could help meet the needs of dairy cattle.
Streeeeeeetching Feedstocks with Food Waste
Southeast Regional Ag News
Dr. Joe Bender, DVM and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania proclaims food destined for the trash could help meet the needs of dairy cattle.
Reducing Produce Waste and Market Intermediaries
Farm of the Future
Food prices are up across the country, but it’s not the farmer seeing those additional dollars.
Super Bowl = Super Food Waste
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Monday following the Super Bowl isn't just a day of recovery for football fans; it's also a day of reckoning for food waste. Learn how to turn those leftovers around with the help of Hellman's!
Efforts to Reduce Food Waste in the Chicken Industry
Southeast Regional Ag News
In comments prompted by EPA proposal, the National Chicken Council recently outlined how chicken producers reduce food waste, recycle byproducts and utilize products that would otherwise be destined for landfills
Turkey Talk: Eat Your Leftovers
Southeast Regional Ag News
ReFED, a national nonprofit with a focus on reducing waste in the food system, estimates that 312 million pounds of food was and is going to be wasted by Americans this year linked to the Thanksgiving holiday.