At the ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit in Charlotte, N.C., The Farmlink Project CEO, Eliza Blank, highlighted how the organization is moving away from volume-heavy metrics like “pounds diverted” to act as a sophisticated, rapid-response logistics partner capable of clearing surplus farm produce within a tight 24-to-48-hour window.

The initiative is designed to strengthen demand for locally grown, high-quality avocados through targeted incremental marketing activities leading directly up to June and throughout the month, says the California Avocado Commission.

In a candid look at the future of agricultural innovation, Danny Bernstein and Walt Duflock discuss bridging the Silicon Valley funding gap, reducing development costs and scaling crop-specific hubs to strengthen the specialty crop industry.

Celebrating excellence in greenhouse growing, the 2026 Greenhouse Competition in Leamington, Ontario, recognizes the award-winning innovations from Red Sun Farms, Del Fresco Pure, Nature Fresh Farms and Sunset.

The industry faces a pivotal tension between using packaging to extend shelf life and to reduce food waste and navigating emerging material regulations and Extended Producer Responsibility mandates, according to a panel at the ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit.

The company’s story spans from the hard work of its owner’s immigrant great-grandparents to becoming an operation known for its Hatch Valley green and red chili peppers, along with Hatch Valley sweet onions and conventional red, yellow and white onions.