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Cargill’s digital platform improves feed, farm management

Through the touch of a smart tablet or a computer keystroke, dairy consultants work with farmers to track key information, including milk productivity, animal health and comfort and feed formulation.
March 5, 2018
Cargill, Minneapolis, developed Dairy Enteligen, a new digital platform that unleashes the power of data and insights to help farmers improve their operations.
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Walmart introduces Eden, an intelligent food system

This patent-pending system leverages sophisticated technologies such as machine learning.
March 2, 2018
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., released Eden, an intelligent food system designed to improve the quality and flow of fresh groceries from farm to shelf.
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Superior Farms secures USDA approval for camera grading technology

This electronic grading system will provide detailed meat information about its lambs.
February 7, 2018
Superior Farms, Sacramento, Calif., received USDA approval to begin grading carcasses with the VSS2000 System camera (electronic grading), what is said to be the first digital camera to be approved for use in the U.S. lamb industry.
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USDA, FDA form agreement to bolster food safety practices, regulations

The formal agreement outlines efforts to increase interagency collaboration, efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities, while providing clarity to manufacturers.
February 2, 2018
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Washington, D.C., formed an agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies.
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Cargill brings facial recognition capability to farmers

Cainthus uses breakthrough predictive imaging to monitor the health and wellbeing of livestock.
February 2, 2018
Cargill, Minneapolis, and Cainthus, a Dublin-based machine vision company, are reshaping how animal producers make decisions for their livestock through a strategic partnership that will bring facial recognition technology to dairy farms across the world.
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Research illustrates trust deficit in agriculture, food processing

When it comes to trust, federal regulatory agencies rank eighth and food companies rank last on a list of 11 choices.
January 18, 2018
While food companies, federal regulatory agencies and farmers are held responsible for ensuring the health and safety of food, not all are trusted to get the job done, according to new research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo.
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