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While the companies have partnered since 2022, this acquisition will fully integrate GUSS into the John Deere portfolio, while keeping the GUSS brand intact.

The company says it has worked with the Department of Labor to implement corrective measures after an investigation found some workers were paid the incorrect adverse effect wage rate and safety and health violations in housing and transportation of workers.

With billions of pounds of food wasted in U.S. grocery stores each year, apps like Too Good To Go, Flashfood and Careit — alongside retail partners — are harnessing technology to curb waste and recover value.

The recent “Currents of Change” analysis reported high nutrient levels in central Iowa’s watersheds. Iowa ag has worked on the issue for decades, but nutrient movement often comes down to weather.

Jeff Goodale, senior vice president of strategy and business development at Duda Farm Fresh Foods, says this new fresh-cut line reflects growing consumer demand for ready-to-use produce.

The kits are the direct result of expanded research into the latest taste trends ranging from fruits, herbs and spices to low-sugar, smoke and char preferences, the company says.

The company describes the long-running campaign as honoring those people and communities that make its berries possible.