Proposed regulations to impose testing requirements on Canadian imports of romaine lettuce from California through the end of the year is raising concerns.
In 2019, according to agweb.com, all wheat acres totaled 45.2 million, a 5% decline from 2018. Wheat acres have been on a steady decline in the U.S. for the past decade.
Romaine lettuce is back on store shelves after a recent E. coli outbreak stopped salads at both grocers and restaurants, and science could be partly to blame.
There is least one source of the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce. Which includes five restaurants, 11 distributors, nine growers, and eight farms are still all potential sources.
Petroleum-based plastics that can last for centuries is piling up. Agriculture may have a potential solution: compostable bioplastics made from plant materials.