Virginia
Virginia Tech scientists are further developing snackable pepper varieties to grow vertically and flourish in controlled environment agriculture systems.
The deal means that Realty Income will acquire and provide funding for properties housing Plenty’s indoor farms and will lease back to the indoor grower with long-term net leases.
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against GoGreen Farms Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Summer harvests are later than usual after a cold, wet spring delayed some plantings in the mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Seven years ago, when Steve Wright signed on with Shenandoah Growers Inc., a Rockingham, Va.-based herb grower, about 20% of the company’s products were organically grown and 80% were conventional.
Pamela Northam, wife of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, and Bettina Ring, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, celebrated National Apple Month and the peak of the state’s apple harvest season.
Vertical farms company AeroFarms, Newark, N.J., is investing $42 million to build a 150,000-square-foot facility in rural Virginia.
Hampton Roads Produce Distributors Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., has been awarded a maximum $15.1 million contract to provide cross-docking and transportation for the East Coast Export Mission.
The Virginia-based association has promoted Liwanag to represent USApple on topics like pesticides, climate, water and energy.
Recent Shelby Report market data reveals the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has found the Timberville, Va.-based Mt. Clifton Fruit Company LLC violated multiple requirements of the H-2A agricultural worker program.