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A 21-page report from the Farm Foundation titled “How U.S. Agriculture Will Fare Under the USMCA and Retaliatory Tariffs” reveals a mixed message the farm economy.

Morgan Hill, Calif.-based Sakata Seed America has completed phase one completion of the Sakata Seed America Woodland Innovation Center.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned produce businesses in Florida and Texas for failure to pay reparations issues under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Brighter Bites Executive Director Sam Newman is scheduled to be the Dallas Fresh Food Association’s next luncheon speaker.

Miami, Fla.-based Crystal Valley Foods has begun imports of blueberries for the 2018-19 season.

Hispanic households are buying avocados at a rate nearly 50% above non-Hispanic households.

California’s Citrus Research Board and the University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources established a $1 million endowment focused on long-term sustainability of the state’s citrus industry.

Crop One Holdings, whose vertical farms company FreshBox Farms grows leafy greens, has added executives from The Giorgi Cos. Inc., parent of mushroom grower Giorgio Fresh, to its advisory board.

The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation has approved $1 million to expand corrugated packaging curriculum in the U.S.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Pretty Lady grapes are available in new top-seal packaging options.