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NEW YORK — Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx will be closed for buying until 7 a.m. Feb. 2 during the winter snow storm blanketing New York and the surrounding northeastern region.
New York researchers are stalking a mysterious phenomenon that has been killing apple trees across North America.
LeadNY, a New York leadership development program, is accepting applications for its next class of northeastern leaders in food, agriculture and natural resources.
Foodlink has purchased 3.6 million pounds of surplus food from New York farmers since the beginning of the Nourish New York program.
A New York leadership development program is accepting applications for its next class of leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resources sectors of the Northeast.
A New York leadership development program is accepting applications for its next class of leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resources sectors of the Northeast.
New York City-based vertical grower Bowery Farming has opened Farm X, an innovation hub for plant science in Kearny, N.J., next to Bowery’s original R&D Center of Excellence and first commercial farm.
Letters of Interest are due June 17 from people who have ideas on how to make the New York apple industry more competitive.
New York-based Bowery Farming is developing plans with the state of Pennsylvania to build an industrial site in Bethlehem, Pa., into one of its vertical farms for year-round greens.
NEW YORK — There has been no pause in promoting New York apples since the COVID-19 pandemic stalled normal life in the state and its eponymous city’s usual frenetic business activity.
NEW YORK — Winter Storm Orlena blanketed the Northeast and New England regions so much that Hunts Point Produce Market had to pause for a day until companies could toss it off and move on.
There’s a new leader in tech at vertical, indoor grower based in New York City, and they got him after Google had him.
For home delivery, Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y., has created a Peak Season Box of fresh fruits and vegetables in their prime time.
The New York apple industry voted to continue the Apple Research and Development program, administered by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — How could a church win a potato display contest that’s normally awarded to a retailer?
The Fishers-based New York Apple Association is adding to its retail and foodservice team as it ramps up retail and foodservice promotional plans for this coming fall harvest.
BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., was named in Fast Company magazine’s list, World Changing Ideas.
Bronx, N.Y.-based D’Arrigo New York acquired more facilities in South Bronx, part of its steady, incremental improvements for the last 73 years.
Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets offer funding for projects that engage Black people, indigenous people and people of color in agriculture.
About 1,400 workers from the Teamsters Local 202 labor union ended their strike at Hunts Point Produce Market, Bronx, N.Y., after almost a week, with an agreement on their wage increase.
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo awarded $4 million to help 80 farms statewide reduce their environmental footprints and prepare for extreme weather resulting from climate change.
The New York Department of Agriculture has two new initiatives to strengthen its Farm-to-School program, which provides new markets for New York farmers and improves access to locally grown and produced food in schools.
NEW YORK — Construction has started on the 60,000-square-foot New York State Regional Food Hub in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.
Catch up quick on the news of the week with this latest episode of Packer Insight. Watch for the recap, and then get more details on each of the following topics at the links below.
NEW YORK STATE — Some people work tirelessly for their region’s produce industry and are well-respected for it, but it isn’t until they’re gone that others realize their impact.
Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss the FDA’s exploration of regulating use of the term “healthy” on food labels, plus New York crops and retail awards, in this episode of Packer Insight.
NEW YORK CITY — “It’s been two years since we’ve seen everybody,” said Benjamin Walker, senior vice president of sales, marketing and merchandising at Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y.
NEW YORK STATE — After such a rollercoaster in 2020, the state’s growers, shippers and marketers don’t know what to expect for 2021.
NEW YORK STATE — The crops may turn out just fine this year in New York, but that’s about it.
The next Empire State Producers Expo will be in-person Jan. 11-13, 2022, said Brian Reeves, president of New York State Vegetable Growers Association.