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Marissa Dake has joined the Columbus, Ohio-based fresh produce broker’s executive leadership team to steer DNO Produce’s human capital and brand strategy.

Tuskegee University has been awarded $2 million for organic agriculture research through a public-private matching grant.

Nogales, Ariz.-based Frello Fresh expects a very good start to its Mexican winter and spring deal, said Guillermo Martinez, CEO and co-founder.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas’ SouthWest International Produce Expo in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2-4, 2023, will be its first expo oriented toward buyers, says President Lance Jungmeyer.

The goal of Rio Rico, Ariz.-based Fresh Farms is to create “one-stop shopping” for buyers, company officials say.

Consumer demand for sustainable produce packaging has never been stronger, despite differing opinions on what the term “sustainable” actually means, says John Paap, brand and packaging manager at Jac Vandenberg.

No surprise here; the accommodation and foodservice industry is the industry with the “most quitting” in the U.S., according to a study.

MyLand has secured $12 million to expand its novel soil health optimizing service.

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.

Tjerandsen, 80, died Nov. 8 in Sonoma, Calif.