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Food sanitation contractor fined $1.5m for using child labor

One of the nation’s largest food safety sanitation services providers has paid just over $1.5 million in civil money penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the company employed at least 102 children – from 13 to 17 years of age – in hazardous occupations and had them working overnight […]

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Ralco introduces new pasture product

Ralco announced the launch of Nutri-Graze, a pasture product that helps beef producers reduce off-farm feed costs by increasing their forage production. Feed prices have steadily increased year after year, placing an unwelcome burden on beef producers already struggling with tight margins. Nutri-Graze helps producers get more out of their pasture resources – over 25% […]

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Strong Q2 expected for red meat demand in China

After easing of restrictions, a COVID wave quickly moved through China at the start of the year. Now that the wave has eased, Chinese consumers are quickly returning according to U.S. Meat Export Federation China Director Polly Zhao. “It’s not only the food service, it’s all the related sectors like hotel and accommodations, passenger logistics, […]

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Why is pancake day called ‘Shrove Tuesday’?

Martin Fone investigates how Shrove Tuesday got its name — and also unveils the history of the day that precedes it, Collop Monday. I’m writing this piece on what is known as National Lame Duck Day, I will leave you to ponder the irony, a tag symptomatic of the modern trend of allocating a name to […]

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How a glut and too much guac became an ice cream dream

Ice cream is everyone’s favourite summer treat, but for 21-year-old Thea Walker it is also a sweet solution to reducing food waste and connecting people with agriculture. When Thea saw the number of imperfect avocadoes from her family farm going to waste because the market wouldn’t take them, she went searching for an answer. Turns […]

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Cotton couture reshaping bridal fashion

Fashion designer Emma Bond is helping redefine sustainable fashion and her latest initiative to bring the first 100% Australian cotton wedding gown to the runway is a key to her goal to see Australian fibres at the forefront of sustainable luxury design. “The modern consumer is values driven, and the Australian primary industries have a […]

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