Reducing food waste can shrink agriculture’s environmental footprint while helping to feed the hungry and conserve resources. But since food waste occurs across all sectors of the food chain, reducing ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — State and foundation grants exceeding $3 million will assist Michigan State University researchers in developing technology for smaller farms to turn animal waste into usable ...

Waste is a byproduct of every industry, even those that produce food. Crops and animals may feed the masses, but there are items on the farm that require disposal or recycling. Farm waste management ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Grahl family, owners and operators of Dinnerbell Farms since its founding in 1889, have partnered with Vanguard Renewables to ...

As the saying goes, seeing is believing. For me, it was walking knee-deep in perfectly edible romaine leaves that were going to be churned back into the ground simply because only 30 percent of the ...

Last year, Cannon Michael left over 100 acres of ripe cantaloupes unharvested. The sixth generation grower could not justify paying workers to pick them all because the cost of labor, packing, and, ...