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New Food Labels Coming to California
California Ag Today
State standardizes date labels to reduce confusion and food waste.
A New Take on Burgers and Beer
California Ag Today
A Del Mar brewery and local ranch are working together to transform by-products into high-quality beef.
Holiday Waste Hits the Southeast
Southeast Regional Ag News
Producers across the Southeast deserve a Thanksgiving where more of their hard work is put to use, not thrown away.
California’s Role in Thanksgiving Waste
California Ag Today
A holiday reminder to honor California producers by keeping more food out of the trash.
$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.