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The Salinas, Calif.-based company has promoted Sybil Faulconbridge, Anthony Mazzuca and Thomas Wheelus to key sales positions.

Yakima, Wash.-based Kwik Lok Corporation has hired Howard Head as the company’s chief financial officer, according to a news release.

The Oxnard, Calif.-based avocado grower, handler and distributer has announced the start of its Colombian Hass avocado season with supply available now through late spring of 2023.

A late May frost in Chilean citrus growing regions has diminished prospects for the 2022 citrus crop, the Chilean Citrus Committee reports.

The Organic Center is hosting a Virtual Field Day on Integrating Livestock in Organic Crops and Its Impacts on Food Safety and Soil Health on July 20.

To no one’s surprise, a study has found that obesity increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nate Birt serves as Director of Development & Programming for Farm Journal’s Trust In Food. He previously spent his days as deputy managing editor of the magazine and interacting with Farm Journal Media fans on social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as social media and news editor. He also wrote about machinery for Farm Journal and AgWeb.com. Nate is a graduate of the University of Missouri, from which he holds a master’s in journalism and bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science. He has worked as a web producer for the Detroit Free Press; as news and online editor at the Boonville (Mo.) Daily News; and as a local editor for AOL’s Patch.com community news websites in St. Louis. He joined Farm Journal Media in 2012. He owes his agricultural knowledge to his wife, Julie, and her family, longtime St. Charles County, Mo., residents who have been active in 4-H. They previously raised Oxford sheep. Nate, Julie and their three sons live in central Missouri. Google Contact Nate nbirt@farmjournal.com 573-581-1585 Farm Journal P.O. Box 958 Mexico, MO 65265

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