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Holloway President Vard Terry was an agvocate five decades before the term existed, and I’m not sure there’s a better advocate of the industry today.

Value-added salad leader Fresh Express has contributed $500,000 to Center for Produce Safety’s current capital campaign to fund fresh produce food-safety research, according to a news release.

Fresh Farms hired John Senn as a sales associate. Senn will be working in the Kingsburg, Calif. office, and represent the company’s grape, vegetable and melon categories.

The California ag industry has lost $2.1 billion in exports between May and September 2021, a letter to 13 major shipping carriers from two California Senators said. It urged these companies to ship stalled products.

The global ag robot market is set to explode over the next eight years. Many factors are contributing to the expected growth of the market, including government subsidies, labor pressure and other drivers.

Denver-based Potatoes USA has announced that nominations are now open for new board members for the 2023-2026 term.

For Ocean Mist Farms CEO Chris Drew, the key to the company’s success is telling the brand story every day. The story has to be told to retailers and internally.

Just like you thought, blueberries are good for you.