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The Oxnard, Calif.-based company specializing in fresh Hass avocados has announced plans to open a state-of-the-art ripening, packing and forward distribution center in Dartford, England.

The Proposed Transfer Tax can actually eliminate net equity for many farm families and cause their heirs to be underwater. It can be much worse than the current or proposed estate tax for most farmers.

Truck rates have been easing, but will the polar vortex change all that?

The Big Idaho Potato Truck has finished another season on the road, traveling more than 40,000 miles and participating in almost 70 events in 2018.

A slight surplus of trucks was noted in late March in central and south Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

68 items span a John Deere 4640 “one of the nicest I’ve seen,” tractors for every need, utility vehicles ready to run, and an announcement that “could very well change the farm equipment online auction market.”

Ken Ferrie answers a farmer’s question about nitrogen running off in his farm tile.

Inflation is resulting in higher dollar sales for fresh produce but lower volume moving through supermarkets.