Efforts to prevent pathogenic contaminations such as salmonella in dry food processing facilities will take a step forward through new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst describing ...

China currently owns and processes most of the world’s rare earth minerals. The U.S. is making some progress, thanks to a new facility in Blacksburg.

Domestic agricultural processing does more than create demand for farm commodities. It anchors economic activity in rural communities.

A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function—it can unwind RNA and promote cell cycle progression, an additional function beyond its role in energy production, ...

For over 250 years, Americans have relied on the United States Postal Service for timely processing of their mail, no matter the conditions. After we ...

There will be just one Election Day for this fall’s midterm elections — Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail have been given a grace period ranging from a day later to several ...

What started out as a response to labor shortages in poultry processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a robotics system that can learn by imitating human movements to handle ...

In Colorado, nearly 4,000 meatpacking workers have entered their fifth day on strike to protest unfair and dangerous labor conditions at JBS USA, the world’s largest meat producer. Unionized workers ...

With advocates estimating that as much as 95% of food consumed in Illinois is imported, a state program aims to support the local supply chain.

Local officials say they are working to ensure Berks County taxpayers aren’t on the hook for outstanding issues with a ...

When Bradley Heppner sat down late last year to consult a chatbot about his legal woes, he assumed the conversation was private. Facing a $300 million securities fraud investigation, the former CEO ...