Midwest (U.S.)
The company says this strategic Midwest hire continues the momentum of its sales team growth.
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ENSO-neutral means conditions could be close to average, but Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien’s principal atmospheric scientist, says that doesn’t mean the weather will be normal this spring and summer with growing concerns about drought.
In its first-ever ad campaign, the controlled environment agriculture grower invites viewers to witness tender leafy greens flourishing in the middle of winter.
Indiana’s summer dry weather has caused lower pumpkin yields for this year’s fall festival season.
The Food Marketing Institute’s 2020 Power of Produce Report found that 54% of shoppers said they would like to see a greater assortment of locally grown produce at their primary store.
“We’re going to have another set of docks and also getting drawings made to have a 12,000-square-foot addition to our processing center,” said Alex DiNovo, president and COO.
Hydroponic greenhouse grower BrightFarms has partnered with Crosset Co., Independence, Ky., to distribute its products to more than 100 independent retailers in the Midwest.
Foodservice distributor Get Fresh Produce, Bartlett, Ill., has launched a new website, www.GetFreshProduce.com.
The Allen Lund Co., La Canada Flintridge, Calif., has acquired Des Moines Truck Brokers Inc.
King Fresh Produce LLC, Dinuba, Calif., has hired Kailey Salmon as a sales and marketing representative.
Trembling Prairie Farms Inc., Markesan, Wis., is harvesting celery through the first week of October.
Owatonna, Minn.-based Revol Greens is expanding its production capacity after selling out of its new organic spring mix, green and red duo and romaine crunch line, launched in the first quarter of 2021.
Indoor agriculture is booming with new investment, and one South Bend, Ind.-based hydroponic greenhouse is no exception.
Pure Green Farms, South Bend, Ind., has launched its website the first week of February to highlight the farm’s technology, growing practices and products.
Produce sales in the St. Louis, Mo., area are going strong, and distributors say they anticipate a solid fall-winter season.
Foodservice sales in the St. Louis, Mo., area have, for the most part, rebounded from the doldrums of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, some produce distributors say their restaurant business has surpassed 2019 levels.
USDA grant supports research on how farmers can harness ecology in organic cropping systems at Purdue, University of Wisconsin and Western Illinois University.
Retailers learned some valuable lessons about the need to stay flexible, the importance of putting the employee and customer safety first, and the critical role supermarkets serve in times of crisis.
The fields of this Midwestern state are a smorgasbord of more than 200 types of produce.
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.
Multiple growing regions in North America have strengthened the availability of the crunchy, flavorful apple variety this winter, despite crop shortages in Washington.
Recent Shelby Report market data reveals the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
Mike Krage is the Idaho Potato Commission’s newest retail promotions director, covering the Northeast and Midwest.