On March 12, at the 2023 SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas, food and tech leaders discussed how they make good on their promises to customers and make headway on big plans.
Western Growers and California Farm Bureau are praising California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to lift regulations, allowing floodwater to recharge aquifers during the ongoing weather crisis across the Golden State.
Applicants have until March 20, 2023, to submit climate-smart agriculture innovation technologies to the IFPA Fresh Field Catalyst program, a six-month tech accelerator focused on tackling produce industry challenges.
Not only does growing, harvesting and processing peanuts use minimal resources compared to other nuts, but peanuts also promote soil fertility while producing a flavorful, protein-rich crop.
In its latest report, the Pesticide Action Network has made the case for why growers should use less pesticide and urges produce buyers to accept fruits and vegetables with blemishes.
Fresh produce advocates have voiced concerns over new H-2A wage rate updates, with one calling it a “fatally flawed” approach to setting adverse effect wage rates that should be “scrapped in its entirety.”
