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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the 18 companies selected for round one of the Grow-NY food innovation and agriculture technology business challenge.
BOSTON — Eating, buying and selling local produce is a desirable goal for many Bostonians, but it’s not a simple one.
Philadelphia-based John Vena Specialty Produce is making this year count — after all, it’s the company’s 100th anniversary year.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association is asking for produce industry nominations by Sept. 27 to present four winners with awards at the association’s 28th annual Gala and Awards Ceremony.
The Eastern Produce Council’s Leadership Program visited Morristown, N.J.-based Wightman Farms — the fourth leg of the program that included a tour and team-building exercises.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms won the Responsible Business Award for Sustainable Innovation at the Ethical Corporation Awards, a Reuters event.
At least 125 employees of Green Empire Farms, Oneida, N.Y., have been confirmed with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, prompting government officials to reinforce the need for social distancing and other measures.
New England Produce Council has canceled the 21st NEPC Produce Floral & Food Service Expo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The New England Produce Council is welcoming new leadership as the two-year terms of executive board members expired.
While many industry events are canceled, Eastern Produce Council has reveled in a couple annual outdoor events that enabled members to attend safely during a pandemic.
Many members and their families attended the 6th annual Joe DeLorenzo Family Apple Picking Event, hosted Oct. 3, by Eastern Produce Council at Melick’s Cider Mill & Orchard, Oldwick, N.J.
BRONX, N.Y. — The line of people waiting for fresh produce and a turkey stretched around the block on a chilly, sunny Monday, the second day of the weeklong Hunts Point Gives Back initiative.
Sometimes there is a steep upfront cost to change the way you operate your business in order to benefit the environment. And sometimes there isn’t.
Bowery Farming, New York, N.Y., is hosting a virtual happy hour to kick off the United Fresh LIVE! conference and trade show June 15-19.
Video: Marc Oshima of Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms shares his roots, trajectory and goals across the produce industry.
Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms has secured more than $100 million in funding to support expansion plans.
Even though this is an industry of multigenerational family farms, it’s not often a father’s offspring takes over his position at someone else’s business.
Harvest season is underway for SnapDragon apples, grown exclusively by Crunch Time Apple Growers, Lockport, N.Y.
New York-based Bowery Farming donated $20,000 to the Maryland Food Bank through a commitment based on the Mid-Atlantic sales of its crispy leaf lettuce.
The best way to predict how the produce market will be in the greater New York City area for the rest of fall and through winter is to accept that this could be the least predictable time ever.
Chelsea, Mass.-based Morning Kiss Organic — which has expanded its program with organic kiwis and pears, available year-round — will exhibit at the Organic Produce Summit July 10-11 in Monterey, Calif.
NEW YORK — The Big Apple is about to get uglier.
The Fishers, N.Y.-based New York Apple Association’s board of directors elected officers and welcomed new members.
NEW YORK — You may have heard the term “ugly fruit.”
Anyone with an innovative food and agriculture startup business that can work for at least one year in upstate New York can compete in Grow-NY for a chance to win a $1 million top prize.
The James Beard Foundation announced five winners in its fifth annual Blended Burger Project.
Founded in 1919, John Vena is celebrating a century in business this year with a staff party in the fall plus several innovations.
In late winter and early spring, Ryeco created a new website that features a video of the market with shots from a drone.
As those crunchy, juicy globes of ruby, green and gold trickle into the market, fourth-generation grower-marketer-distributor Alisha Albinder Camac updates us on the 2019 Eastern apple season.
Although regional produce conferences have a broader reach than their namesake areas, there’s something about keeping it local, simple and intimate that appeals to participants.