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These public meetings are intended to facilitate and support the public’s evaluation and commenting process on the proposed rule.

Spot truckload freight volume increased 25.7% during the week of Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. The number of available trucks fell 26.0% compared to the previous week, which pushed spot rates higher.

January 2022 marks the start of the new International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), the global trade association representing the entire fresh produce and floral supply chains.

The Potato Leadership, Education, & Advancement Foundation on Jan. 5 announced the results of its inaugural fundraising campaign at the 2022 Potato Expo.

Over the next several years, up to $240 million in funding through the Food Desert Relief Act, part of the ERA signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy in January 2021, will be available to the designated communities.

The California Walnut Board and California Walnut Commission is searching for a new CEO, as Michelle Connelly has resigned. Connelly’s last day will be February 11, 2022.

The Jones Family is ringing in 2022 celebrating a 60-year anniversary for Bobalu Berries. The first annual Bobalu Berry Farms Scholarship Program will be launched in time for 2022 graduating high school seniors to apply.

Yiannis Ampatzidis, a UF/IFAS associate professor of ag and bioengineering at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center developed a smart sprayer to help more efficiently apply pesticides and fertilizer

The Port of Oakland is set to launch an interagency effort to improve the flow of agricultural exports at the Port, according to a press release.