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Onion industry veteran Cliff Riner joins G&R Farms, Glennville, Ga., as crop production manager.

California’s drought is worsening, and blazes have charred more acres in the first six months of this year than they did in the same period in 2017, a year that ultimately set records for destruction and deaths.

This wasn’t a granola organic event. The third annual Organic Produce Summit, July 11-12 in Monterey, showed that organic is an important part of the produce business, with the emphasis on the business.

Ocean Mist is expanding its organic acreage, and has hired Dan Solomon as organic production manager.

Norman Park, Ga.-based Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable is winding down its sweet corn season after a normal Fourth of July push.

Amid chatter that the Trump administration may try to help ease the pain to growers, China planned to up its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports.

Waukesha, Wis.-based KHS USA Inc. plans to purchase the assets of Fairfield, N.J., packaging equipment manufacturer Scandia Packaging Machinery Co.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2018-19 budget includes $12.5 million from the general fund dedicated to fighting huanglongbing.

Eugene, Ore.-based Organically Grown Co. is changing its ownership structure to keep the focus on its values.

SALINAS, Calif. — Ag tech startups Ganaz and GroGuru each earned a $250,000 investment June 26 at the first ever Radicle Automation Challenge.