Agribusiness

Processed meats such as ham, bacon, and salami can increase cancer risk. Image courtesy of the US Department of Agriculture.

Supermeat wants to farm meat without the animal

The FreshWorks Produce Saver unveiled by US company Rubbermaid could be a breakthrough in food storage - image courtesy of Rubbermaid.

New food storage product claims to keep produce fresher for 80% longer

Max Steinberg CBE, chair, International Festival for Business 2016.

30 days to International Festival for Business 2016

Arrangement of PepsiCo mega brands inlcuding 7UP, SunChips, Lipton, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay's, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Doritos, Cheetos, Sierra Mist, Mirinda and Gatorade - image courtesy of PepsiCo

Pepsi to place less reliance on cola as it shifts to healthier options

A concept of the Spread automated Vegetable Factory. Image courtesy of Spread.

First ever robot farm opens in Japan

The Bonirob farming robot. Image courtesy of Bosch

Bosch debuts new autonomous farming robot

New study proves pesticides impair bumblebees at the colony level

Examples of tobacco plain packaging implemented in Australia - image courtesy of the Cancer Council Victoria

UN officially acknowledges tobacco makes the world poorer

Bee populations are being indirectly harmed by fungicides according to new research. Image courtesy of Flickr - cygnus921

Food producers urged to protect bees from damaging fungicides

China and Australia sign a historic FTA. Image courtesy of the Minister for Trade and Investment.

Australia and China sign historic free trade agreement

The world's largest indoor vertical farm is set to open in Newark, NJ. Photo courtesy of AeroFarm

World’s largest vertical farm to be built in the US