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Growing vendor momentum underscores regional demand for live in-field specialty crop automation and drone demonstrations.

Cellar Insights expands its predictive data program to help growers spot spoilage early and protect crop value.

The Transfarmation Project has unveiled its second demonstration hub in Iowa, where the Faaborg family transformed a 30-year hog farming operation into a thriving specialty mushroom business.

A new collaboration between Hortifrut, Naturipe Farms and Mountain Blue Orchards combines proprietary genetics to transform the global berry supply chain.

Columnist Armand Lobato says he’s been known to test the knowledge of produce managers and clerks when the opportunity arises, and the answers are often quite revealing.

Micropep submitted U.S. and EU regulatory dossiers for its peptide biofungicide Promisin, giving produce growers a residue-free tool to combat fungal diseases in grapes and potatoes.

By pairing electrolyte access with shade and rest, the upgraded rules give agricultural workers critical defense against chronic heat-related health risks.

Available in mid-August, the launch brings premium conventional blueberries to market while strengthening year-round availability for the jumbo category.

New data show the cyclospora outbreak is driving a widespread pullback across the fresh produce aisle — even for non-recalled categories — triggering the sharpest single-month retail lettuce price drop in BLS history.