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Registration is open for the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s 42nd annual conference.
Episode 25 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Jim Wiesemeyer, policy analyst with Pro Farmer.
The United Fresh Produce Association is hosting a night of comedy for the produce industry.
John Anderson, The Oppenheimer Group’s chairman, CEO and managing partner, has received a Lifetime Achievement award from the British Columbia Produce Marketing Association.
Fresh Del Monte Produce has joined the Science Based Targets initiative and plans to work with SBTi to establish an emissions reduction goal for 2030.
Providence, R.I.-based United Natural Foods has committed to setting emissions reduction targets for its operations and its supply chain in an effort to combat climate change.
A web seminar offered Dec. 9 will look at how technology adaption by farmers, packers, shippers and processors can affect produce safety.
The Border Trade Alliance today applauded a bipartisan congressional effort to extend the Donation Acceptance Program.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards reports that its overall organic apple production is up 25.5% over last year and organic pear production is up 73.2%, with more gains to come.
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee has a new membership program that includes use of delivery and express pickup services plus exclusive deals and other benefits.
Salinas, Calif.-based D’Arrigo California has released a holiday e-book with more than a dozen broccoli rabe recipes for families to make this season.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the Pharr International Bridge facility intercepted alleged methamphetamine and heroin worth $2.98 million in a commercial shipment of fresh carrots arriving from Mexico.
Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has expanded operations with a new distribution center in Laredo, Texas, with more developments planned for 2021.
Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based Classic Fruit Co.’s Guatemalan farm, Classic Guatemala, has earned the Rainforest Alliance certification.
Monitoring and controlling the use of water through the use of sensors and software will become increasingly important for producers, according to David Berrios, commercial manager for Chile-based LemSystem.
A leader in ERP software for the produce and perishables industry, Produce Pro Software has been celebrating a landmark 30th anniversary.
Zionsville, Ind.-based Teays River Investments has agreed to purchase Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms.
HMC Farms has recently upgraded its grape wash line at its Kingsburg, Calif., facility.
U.S. and foreign human and animal food facilities that are required to register with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration must renew their registration this year before Dec. 31.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved three participants in the agency’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
Optimism reigns for many growers in controlled-environment agriculture, a new survey says.
Mount Laurel, N.J.-based RLS Logistics, through its affiliate RLS Partners, has unveiled plans to develop an 83,000 square-foot, temperature-controlled facility in central Massachusetts.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) scholarship application is currently open and available to students raised in tree fruit industry families with plans to attend college in the fall of 2021.
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The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 16 points to a reading of 167 in November, down from its all-time high set just one month ago.
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The North Carolina State Ports Authority set a new record for refrigerated container volume.
Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., is starting its new crop of Southern Hemisphere apples.