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With another good apple crop anticipated for 2024, Sparta, Mich.-based Applewood Fresh Growers is well-stocked to market premium 2023 apples well into the summer, company officials say.

Bayer says it has advanced two initiatives with external partners to bring forward genome editing in vegetables.

The company will partner with iFoodsDS and Trustwell to incorporate its Ambient IoT technology into both companies’ safety and compliance platforms.

Increased competition from foreign growers has prompted producers in Georgia — and other states — to encourage produce buyers to buy U.S.-grown items, especially during the spring and summer season.

Sustainability is an important concern for the majority of consumers, retailers and growers, finds The Packer’s Sustainability Insights 2024 survey.

The Packer’s Sustainable Produce Summit is once again co-located with West Coast Produce Expo, set to provide the fresh produce industry three days rich in educational and networking opportunities, May 30 to June 1.

Ahold Delhaize’s “Growing Together” strategy aims to boost innovation, customer experience and sustainability, with goals of increasing omnichannel sales and digital engagement by 2028.

The company recently harvested its first fair-trade strawberries, which it says continues its sustainable and socially responsible farming.