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Wheat with an elevated resistance to yellow rust disease, analysis of non-biological solutions to aflatoxin contamination, crops that naturally adapt to changing weather conditions, little change in European maize yields as temperatures increase.
Imagining the smell of cake may lead people to eat more cake, suggests a study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Toray Plastics (America) has launched a metallized BOPP film designed to lock out oxygen and moisture on flexible food packages.
Chicken producer GNP has launched packaging that puts natural boneless, skinless breast meat in convenient portions.
Bite-size Milling & Grains News
Frustration builds over Canada’s grain backlog, more delay for Ardent Mills, five companies sign on for UK's eGrain passport pilot, India’s support program for wheat growers is hurting the global trade and China imports more grain in 2013.
Kind Snacks has filed a lawsuit against Clif Bar for allegedly infringing its packaging trademarks.
M&G Exclusive: The big interview
Monsanto is pressing ahead with field tests on herbicide-tolerant wheat, but commercialization isn't round the corner, its head wheat technologist says.
M&G Exclusive: Interview with Jennifer Shaw, Syngenta's head of sustainability
How does one measure the environmental footprint of the cereal grain industry?