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Taylor Farm’s 2022 Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report tracks the salad producer’s milestones toward building healthy communities, employees and the environment.

After a tough year last year, potato crop prospects are much improved for Crystal, N.D.-based O.C. Schulz & Sons.

Following Gov. Newsom’s signing of AB 2183 into law, Western Growers issued a statement saying the legislation “will unleash a relentless campaign of union pressure and harassment targeting California farmworkers.”

Barring any weather surprises, the majority of Red River Valley potato harvest should be completed by mid-October, says Ted Kreis, administrator for the Red River Valley Fresh Potato Growers Co-op.

Following IFPA’s Washington Conference, Sept. 28, more than 150 industry and association leaders convened for a dinner to celebrate Tom Stenzel’s three decades of service to the fresh produce industry.

Whether through mulches, compost or chemistry, growers and innovators are discovering new ways to improve soil sustainability.

Coalition of Immokalee Workers adds the first Florida-based indoor leafy greens and herbs farm to its rigorous Fair Food Program.

In Q4 of 2022, BizMatch Plus will feature five key commodities and categories that have been specifically requested by participating buyers.

“I know I have to perform every year and deepen the customer relationship,” Jason Hanson says. “You can’t take a loyal customer for granted.”

“If you were not here, you missed being part of history this week,” said IFPA’s Chief Public Policy Officer Robert Guenther of The Washington Conference.