Wal-Mart to Buy More Local Produce The local-and-sustainable food movement has spread to the nation’s largest retailer. Wal-Mart Stores announced a program on Thursday that focuses on sustainable agriculture among its suppliers as it tries to reduce its overall...
Lior Hessel – Managing Partner Ag–Tech Owner – Growponics Ltd. Was the Founder and for 7 years Chief Executive Officer of OganiTech USA. Has more than 20 years experience in the technology development sector with a strong background in system engineering,...
Consumers may pay more for spring lettuce and summer melons in grocery stores across the country now that California farmers have started abandoning their fields in response to a crippling drought. California’s sweeping Central Valley grows most of the...
Outbreak Highlights As of March 21, 2012, 58 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli serotype O157:H7 were reported from 9 states. Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicated that...
