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Tuskegee University has been awarded $2 million for organic agriculture research through a public-private matching grant.
The CEA farm developer has received a $30 million loan to build automated salad mix farm for Mastronardi Produce’s “Queen of Greens” salad mix brand.
The U.S. Trade Representative has declined a 301 investigation request from Florida lawmakers and instead will form an advisory panel to explore ways to assist Southeastern producers.
Hunger relief non-profit led by IFPA keynote Chef Jose Andres provides relief through freshly cooked meals to Florida residents.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers adds the first Florida-based indoor leafy greens and herbs farm to its rigorous Fair Food Program.
The shotgun houses and clapboard shacks are gone, but a child’s toy lingers in farmland rows. Time, tillage and rainfall reveal the sharecropper’s last testament: clusters of magnificent clay, agate and glass marbles.
Mastronardi Produce is distributing Naples Fresh and Spring Born greenhouse-grown leafy greens under the Backyard Farms brand.
Robinson Fresh has been awarded The Grand Lion for Good Vendor Award from retailer Food Lion for its support of hunger relief projects and commitment to driving efficiencies across the fresh produce supply chain.
The Southeast Produce Council, Millen, Ga., has cancelled Southern Innovations because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miami-based Crystal Valley Foods finished remodeling its Miami warehouse.
Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., is gearing up for the domestic blackberry season, anticipating a positive shift in demand and pricing as production ramps up.
Julie Lutz-Lenosky has joined Bard Valley Date Growers as regional sales manager for the Southeast U.S.
The Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is foregoing its annual Savannah, Ga., venue for a virtual event in 2021.
Rouge River Farms, a sweet corn grower in Florida, Georgia, Virginia and Ontario, has all of its U.S. operations certified by the Equitable Food Initiative.
An abridged version of Florida’s 44th Tomato Conference, canceled due to Hurricane Dorian’s approach in the Atlantic, has been rescheduled for Oct. 2-3 in a new location.
The Southeast Produce Council is issuing what it calls the Golden Rule Challenge for exhibitors at Southern Exposure.
Heavy rains and hail storms during Vidalia growing season, plus typical spring harvest rains, have cut a chunk out of the season’s yield, but harvesting hasn’t been delayed more than usual.
60% of U.S. sweet potatoes are grown in Eastern North Carolina, but farmers there have seen yields decimated now by two hurricanes.
Delayed rain in Chile and Mexico and freezes in Southern California could mean the national market needs more volume from Southeastern berry growers.
Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., is offering a limited supply of numerous vegetables under its Cal-Organic label from its Southeast production areas.
Gene Akins of Norfolk, Va.-based Catalytic Generators received the Florida Tomato Man of the Year recognition at the annual Florida Tomato Committee Conference.
TAMPA, Fla. — Making connections, deepening relationships and learning the latest were all activities on parade at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure 2020 trade show.
Produce industry show organizers had tough decisions the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was so uncertain what was necessary to maintain health and safety.
Marketing will no longer exist in a decade, said Duncan Wardle in a TED Talk. It will be replaced by the experience economy.
In early February, farmworkers started trickling into the parking lot from the strawberry field to take their lunch break at Parkesdale Farms, Dover, Fla.
Two cantaloupes may have the same DNA, but their growing climate can change the flavor — a concept one organization is promoting in a campaign through peak cantaloupe season.