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The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History

Civil Eats

These findings reflect the shortcomings of corporate social responsibility in bringing meaningful reform to supply chains. Choice Canning, one of Walmart’s suppliers, misrepresented its practices to receive a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, as the Ocean Outlaw Project reported. I hope it helps the U.S.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Consider Lukas Walton, Tom’s cousin, who is using a $2 billion venture capital fund to invest in organic chicken, grass-fed dairy, plant-based supply chains, and ag-tech, while supporting food access and fisheries innovations with his philanthropy. If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Tennessee Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

ATTRA

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, to provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses and to support the development of value-added products for consumers.

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Michigan Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

ATTRA

Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program in New Mexico

ATTRA

USDA’s RFSI grant program seeks to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses, and support the development of value-added products for consumers, fair prices, fair wages, and new and safe job opportunities.

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Animal Ag News 12/9

Agwired

Thats according to Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain project leaders. Poultry & Egg Association , was released today quantifying the U.S. poultry industrys on-farm antibiotic use. Updated research, supported by the U.S.

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Industry Ag News 9/22

Agwired

The team of 13 international buyers included professionals employed in their companies’ procurement, purchasing, market research, supply chain and other divisions. Some 3 million acres of agricultural lands were in the storm’s path, including row crops like peanuts and cotton, dairy and poultry farms, aquaculture operations and more.