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Salinas Valley suffering soil pathogen, plant virus problems

Markon BB #:123315 Live From The Fields It’s been nearly two months since our previous update on soil and crop health in...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Casey’s to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores in Tennessee and Kentucky

ANKENY, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Casey’s General Stores, Inc., a leading convenience store chain in the United States, today announced an agreement...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Delivery platform Avo raises $80M

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New York- and Israel-based Avo, the fastest growing, vertically integrated residential and office...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Semios raises $100MM to expand agtech platform globally

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Semios, a leading precision-farming platform and one of the world’s largest independent agtech...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Viva Fresh wants you to join 3rd annual Clean Eating Challenge

Mission, Texas – Who has what it takes? That is the question that Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) BB #:162361...

4 years ago 5 minute read

SnapDragon apple season starts with its largest crop

LOCKPORT, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Crunch Time Apple Growers BB #:358642, a New York State-based cooperative of 152...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Deloitte study: Demand for fresh food remains strong, but frozen gains

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The future of fresh food confronts a strong challenge from frozen and plant-based...

4 years ago 9 minute read

FFVA scholarship program receives $50,000 gift

From left: Sonia Tighe; Mike Joyner; Mike Stuart; and Alan Hair MAITLAND, Fla. – The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association...

4 years ago 4 minute read

MetoMotion closes $5MM investment to bring robotic automation to greenhouses

YOKNEAM, Israel, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MetoMotion, a developer of advanced, intelligent robotic systems to help growers operate farms...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Forward Greens’ new salads available in Northwest Safeway and Albertsons stores

VANCOUVER, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vancouver-based indoor farm, Forward Greens, today announces a new 11-product lineup of microgreens, salad greens and baby greens,...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Vertical Harvest Farms appoints Chief Operations Officer

Jackson Hole, WY (September 27, 2021) – Vertical Harvest, the first urban vertical greenhouse in the United States, announced Todd...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Large midwest food supplier modernizes distribution center operations with Honeywell technologies

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Honeywell announced today that one of the largest suppliers of fresh and frozen produce and fruit in...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Castellini modernizes distribution center operations with Honeywell Technologies

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell announced today that one of the largest suppliers of fresh and frozen...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Avocados From Mexico partners with Susan G. Komen

DALLAS, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Avocados From Mexico BB #:371130 – the number one avocado brand in the...

4 years ago 5 minute read

On the Road: Grocery Outlet, Seaside, CA

SEASIDE, CA–I always love an opportunity to store check at Grocery Outlet BB #:154673. While the produce department is small,...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Robotics start-up Future Acres partners with Sun World

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Future Acres – a startup bringing sustainable agricultural robotics to the farm industry in order to...

4 years ago 5 minute read

AppHarvest investors file class action lawsuit after losses

September 27, 2021 12:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that a...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Green Life Farms completes acquisition of Finn Farms

Green Life Farms now owns and operates Finn Farms, a 2.5-acre greenhouse in Charlotte County, FL NAPLES, Fla.- Green Life...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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