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Some mushrooms are missing, and it’s the labor shortage’s fault.

The PMG top 20 was stacked with summertime favorites in mid-June, with berries taking three of the top five spots.

Trevor Kenkel was 13 when the fish and frogs dying from nutrient pollution in his favorite creek by his Montana home motivated him to experiment with aquaponics.

The 2021 North American Raspberry and Blackberry Conference was held virtually Feb. 23-25, but the next one is planned to be a hybrid of in-person and virtual activities.

To boost retail berries’ shelf life and profits, Watsonville, Calif.-based Well-Pict is offering enrollment in a virtual Well-Pict Berry Academy.

Nashville, Tenn., is the location of the North American Strawberry Growers Association 2022 Meeting and Conference, Jan. 16-19.

Episode 52 features a conversation with Stonehill Produce CEO Keith Slattery on the company’s Market Pulse report; how getting strong information leads to better buying; and Mexican avocado supply and demand now.

Morehead, Ky.-based AppHarvest Inc. started building two new high-tech indoor farms: A berry farm in Somerset, Ky., and a leafy greens farm Morehead, Ky.

All of the products from Chesterfield Twp., Mich.-based Lakeland Fresh Farms, a local producer of hydroponically grown greens, are now verified as non-GMO through The Non-GMO Project.

Marketers moved more than 3 million pounds of organic garlic, and sales topped more than $24 million in 2019, according to IRI.