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SALINAS, Calif. — Ag tech startups and other businesses looking to set up shop in Salinas, Calif., will have more options after the completion of a project announced June 27 at the Forbes AgTech Summit.

SALINAS, Calif. — Ag tech startups and other businesses looking to set up shop in Salinas, Calif., will have more options after the completion of a project announced June 27 at the Forbes AgTech Summit.

CHICAGO — The produce industry needs to play catch up with innovation and advancing technology, David Krause believes.

Oregon Berry Packing Co., Hillsboro, has built a new packing and storage facility, said Trevor Abell, international sales director.

CHICAGO — The produce industry needs to play catch up with innovation and advancing technology, David Krause believes.

SALINAS, Calif. — Ag tech startups Ganaz and GroGuru each earned a $250,000 investment June 26 at the first ever Radicle Automation Challenge.

The Paxiom Group has added four regional managers who will be based at the company’s Xperience Centers.

Allen Lund Co., La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., has consolidated its transportation management system (TMS) offering.

CHICAGO — Blockchain isn’t about stepping on the competition to gain a better position, advocates said at a United FreshTEC session.

CHICAGO — United Fresh Market attendees heard from a variety of experts that changing consumer demands must be met by retail and produce companies willing to change to meet those demands.

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. and Del Monte Fresh Produce NA are collaborating to give retailers tools to extend the shelf life of bananas across the country.

Several representatives of prominent produce companies plan to present at the 2018 Forbes AgTech Summit.

A new certification standard from Primus Auditing Operations is designed to help producers and processors communicate sustainability performance to buyers.

Fillmore-Piru Citrus Association has added an avocado packing line to its citrus packing facility in Piru, Calif.

La Grand, Calif.-based Live Oak Farms is finishing installation of a new pepper packing line — a project that had been in development for a couple of years, said Ed Beckman, chief operating officer.

Four finalists have been selected to compete in the inaugural Radicle Automation Challenge for a minimum of $250,000 in investment capital.

The Produce Traceability Initiative is a worthwhile investment, especially in the event of outbreaks, according to key industry stakeholders.

Backed by a $466,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, agricultural scientists at the University of Florida are educating consumers on genetically modified foods so they can make informed decision at grocery stores.

Hazel Technologies Inc., has more than doubled its Chicago headquarters, adding a post-harvest produce lab and other amenities, and has added staff as the company grows.

Packaging and equipment supplier Volm Cos. Inc. has acquired Atech Inc., Monte Vista Colo., focused on serving San Luis Valley potato grower-shippers.

Consolidation, diversification and investment in technology are current and future trends for Georgia’s commercial vegetable growers.

As head of vegetable research and development for Monsanto, I get to meet with stakeholders from across the food value chain.

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has signed an agreement with Chinese retailer Pagoda to extend the shelf life and quality of fruit in its stores.

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has signed an agreement with Chinese retailer Pagoda to extend the shelf life and quality of fruit in its stores.

The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the 36 finalists for its 2018 Innovation Awards.

At the former site of the Bethlehem Steel mill in Baltimore, long after that business shut down, a new business is sprouting.

The high-tech ag revolution on produce farms is on the menu at a luncheon sponsored by Western Growers and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

The high-tech ag revolution on produce farms is on the menu at a luncheon sponsored by Western Growers and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

The high-tech ag revolution on produce farms is on the menu at a luncheon sponsored by Western Growers and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Incorporating a weighing device into forklifts is a good way for warehouse operations to save time and money compared with using a traditional floor scale, according to Fairbanks Scales.

A new company is helping produce and other ag-related companies, including retailers, growers and distributors with financing.

Commercial food waste bans have been a boon for Boston-based Spoiler Alert, an organization that works with food companies throughout the U.S. to mitigate the costs of unsold inventory.

When the Global Cold Chain Alliance’s Global Cold Chain Expo debuted in Chicago in 2016, the association set out to highlight the expertise and knowledge its members have to a larger audience.

TNA Solutions has appointed Tom McPhee to a newly created position of group technical support manager.

Haley Manufacturing, an automated packaging equipment supplier, has hired Josh Logsdon as vice president of sales and marketing.

PlantTape, an automated transplanting system owned by Salinas, Calif.-based Tanimura & Antle, has won the 2018 Science & Technology Circle of Excellence Award.

Soft Robotics, a company that offers numerous products for the fresh produce industry, received $20 million in its latest funding round.

Holt Logistics Corp. is conducting a pilot based on blockchain-based global trade solution developed by Maersk and IBM at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia.

Old Dominion Organic Farms, Dundas, Va., has seen a noticeable difference in product quality by using a forced-air precooler from Global Cooling, Philadelphia, to bring its product to temperature.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated a recall of microgreens products from Greenbelt Greenhouse with new “best before” dates that suggest consumers might still have the products in their refrigerators.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated a recall of microgreens products from Greenbelt Greenhouse with new “best before” dates that suggest consumers might still have the products in their refrigerators.

Fox Packaging, McAllen, Texas, is offering a downloadable resource to give packer-shippers ideas on catching consumers’ attention with display-ready packaging.

The Safe Food Alliance, a division of DFA of California, has opened a laboratory in Kingsburg, Calif.

The Safe Food Alliance, a division of DFA of California, has opened a laboratory in Kingsburg, Calif.

Catch up on produce companies involved in the California cherry deal.

Food safety company SafeTraces has a new product designed to give shippers and processors fast results on pathogen testing.

Sun Automation Group, which supplies equipment used in corrugated box manufacturing, has promoted Greg Jones to vice president of global sales and aftermarket.

Despite globalization of e-commerce, many shipping lines still rely on the "paper trail" to track cargoes.

Despite globalization of e-commerce, many shipping lines still rely on the "paper trail" to track cargoes.

Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms is celebrating Earth Day, April 22, with the fact that it can now use 100% clean energy to power its True Leaf Farms salad facility in San Juan Bautista, Calif.