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Sustainable Produce Summit 2022 featured a panel titled, “Waste Not, Want Not: Advancements Toward Zero Food Waste.”

The first easy peelers from Peru and Uruguay have already arrived and volume will be picking up slowly in the coming weeks as Chile and South Africa enter the summer citrus season, according to a news release.

Driscoll’s and industry partners have announced the winners of the Agricultural Plastics Innovation Challenge.

Fresh Express has recently adopted the use of reduced gauge corrugate to circumvent shortages and also contribute to increased sustainability, says company vice president Fabian Pereria.

Save Foods, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Korair, according to a news release.

Fresh Del Monte reports it is making what it calls “remarkable progress” on the road to achieving key 2030 goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Produce typically is associated with sustainability — organic produce even more so. Grower-shippers agree that the biggest challenge to sustainability may be produce packaging.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Water is a non-negotiable requirement for crop production, and almost half of growers responding to The Packer’s 2022 Sustainability Insights Survey show concern about sufficient water for crop production.

Randolph, Mass.-based RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has announced the launch of its national sustainability initiative with an electric truck pilot with IKEA, the Port of Baltimore and Nikola Corporation.