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The Equitable Food Initiative has promoted Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo to workforce development specialist, a new position for the organization.

Side Delights, San Francisco, is launching “Journey of a Potato,” an educational video for consumers and buyers.

LAS VEGAS — A person’s digital presence can begin before birth and will endure long after death, and author Eric Qualman said there is no sense for people to avoid working on their digital reputation now.

BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., has promoted Abby Prior to senior vice president of sales and marketing, and Matt DiNitto as director of sales — East.

Pro*Act has chosen 14 recipients for the latest round of Cultivating Change Local Farm Grant Program, boosting their food safety, sustainability and wholesale readiness efforts.

Texas Customs and Border Protection agents recently found nine people being smuggled into the U.S. in a shipment of fresh produce.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reinstated Epic Fresh Produce LLC’s ability to operate in the fresh produce industry.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has promoted Joe Atchison III to director of its marketing and development division.

Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has started harvesting the Coachella artichoke crop.

AgroFresh Solutions Inc., which markets SmartFresh and other products to prolong the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, plans to focus on sustainability and curbing food waste at Fruit Logistica.