Naio Technologies Orio was demonstrated at the launch of Fira U.S.A. in Fresno, Calif. in early April. The ag robotics competition will be held in Fresno Oct. 18 – 20, 2022.
The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California recently appointed Victor Ramirez of NorCal Harvesting as its new vice-chair and Greg Beach of Steinbeck Country Produce as its secretary.
California Giant Berry Farms is forecasting large volumes of organic and conventionally grown strawberries in May. The company said its grower partners are on track to deliver peak promotable volumes of strawberries.
Ten Acre Marketing hired marketing veteran Angela Sommers. Most recently, Angela was the director of marketing and communications for BelleHarvest, where she led marketing efforts for the sales organization.
About 6 million Southern California residents near Los Angeles must restrict outdoor watering to one day a week, starting June 1. The unprecedented action was unanimously adopted by the Metropolitan Water District.
The disruptions created by COVID still linger. There’s hope though things will get better in 2022. Labor, transportation, the California drought and crop diseases weigh on their minds.
Fires are burning across the drought-stricken Southern plains. Several states are in extreme or exceptional drought. The elevated fire risk is expected to persist through spring.
Shoppers in Arizona have a new option for purchasing groceries. Individuals who use an EBT SNAP card to grocery shop can now apply their benefits to purchase groceries online from Bashas’ grocery stores.
An extra inspection imposed by the governor of Texas has caused long delays to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Over the course of a few days, the action led to a trucker blockade at the border.
