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Los Angeles-based ProducePay, an alternative financing, data and marketplace company serving the $300 billion fresh produce market, today announced its 2020 financing totals.

Kwik Lok has signed and endorsed the Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices, a collaborative effort adopted by the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association.

Vidalia, Ga.-based Generation Farms has created an in-house logistics department.

The FPFC’s 2020 Apprentice Class attended its final virtual session December 4, focusing on Food Safety and Crisis Communication with Cheryl Enlow of Renaissance Food Group and Scott Farrell of Golin International.

The Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference has released more details on the full virtual schedule, including more than 85 hours of sessions on 15 specialty crops.

Signify has announced that Albuna Farms, a cucumber producer in Canada, has chosen to install Philips GreenPower LED interlighting to grow lights in its greenhouse in Ruthven, Ontario.

Produce Industry Veterans Dan Avakian (Dan The Produce Man™) and Mark Ferro (Guido The Gardener™) have revived their national radio show “The Produce Pair” as a podcast.