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Pear Bureau Northwest is excited to welcome Michele Hoard to the company as the new Regional Marketing Manager for the Midwest region.

Fresh produce plays a leading role in ghost kitchens, virtual brands and delivery-only concepts taking the spotlight during the pandemic and not stepping off stage soon.

Hazel Technologies Inc., has announced a new partnership with Specialty Crop Co., the world’s largest fig grower and producer of pistachios, almonds, pomegranates, citrus, kiwi and persimmons.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first forecast for 2021 California almond production is 3.20 billion pounds, 3% above last year’s production of 3.12 billion pounds.

Equitable Food Initiative announced that GoodFarms strawberries will debut as the first EFI-certified product in Whole Foods Market’s Sourced for Good program during May, which is also National Strawberry Month.

The California Strawberry Commission has launched a campaign to connect the heart of strawberries with the heart of people.

The U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.8% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.6% in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

The first cherries from Katco Packing, the new partnership that brings the popular Brookside and Katicich brands under the same roof in Stockton, California, are shipping now from Oppy.

The United States Department of Agriculture projected no change in Florida Orange production in its May forecast.

So. Much. News. Newark, N.J.-based indoor vertical greens grower and agtech company AeroFarms is bursting with positive changes, which reflect what’s happening overall in controlled environment agriculture.