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More than 1,800 attendees and 175 exhibitors convened at the Colorado event.

The kits are currently available at Meijer, Lunds & Byerlys, Dierbergs and select Walmart locations across seven states.

The Canadian greenhouse grower has acquired DeTemporada Farms, a 25-acre greenhouse bell pepper farm in Merlin, Ontario.

A shorter crop of Washington apples and higher costs for growers this year has caused elevated pricing and new ways to move the crop.

The Belding, Mich.-based company is promoting higher-end, high-flavor varieties like SweeTango, Smitten, and Honeycrisp, says Casey Jarrard, vice president of sales.

The larger crop of Michigan apples should move out to strong demand this season, says Ken Korson, apple category manager for North Bay Produce, Traverse City, Mich.

Lidl is launching a private-label produce line called “Peak Harvest,” which will raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in January.

NASA’s Plant Habitat scientists are growing space gardens with fresh vegetable favorites to supplement astronaut diets and help them endure long-duration space travel to the moon, Mars and beyond.

The New York-based National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) has announced the first cohort of the Black Farmers Equity Initiative.

The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Valvilla Produce LLC (Valvilla) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).