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Major opportunities are aligning for bamboo production in the United States, and even a small slice of the global market could bring windfall profits to American agriculture.

Putting trucking issues and concerns about retail in the crosshairs, the extraordinary transportation and labor pressures on the food supply chain were the focus of an House Agriculture Committee hearing on Nov. 3.

Commerce, Calif.-based 4Earth Farms has several new organic programs this year, said Mark Munger, vice president of the company.

Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit Co. will again partner with Apeel Sciences to treat its organic apples, said Chuck Sinks, Sage Fruit president of sales and marketing.

The House Agriculture Committee on Nov. 3 held a hearing on the challenges facing the entire agricultural supply chain.

Hands-free access to digital technology is a ubiquitous problem in the agriculture industry, said Bruce Rasa, CEO of AgVoice, and his company’s solution to the issue was just awarded a patent three months ago.

What is the top question that organic produce marketers receive from consumers? That was a question The Packer asked in a recent survey of organic marketers.

Higher input costs and labor shortages have dented the bottom line for Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce, the company reported Nov. 3 in its quarterly earnings update.

With younger consumers driving growth, the organic produce sector will likely experience 5% to 10% growth in sales dollars in 2022, according to Mike Mauti, managing partner of Canada-based Execulytics Consulting.

I was in the Midwest and decided I wanted to do greenhouse research. I was studying crop protection for corn and soybeans.