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United Apple projects strong apple season for eastern region

Lyndonville, NY . . . August 10, 2021 Apple orchards in the Northeast emerged from a long winter with no...

4 years ago 5 minute read

AmplifiedAg raises $40MM in capital to continue vertical farm expansion

CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AmplifiedAg Inc., fast-growing agtech industry leader on a mission to provide global access...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Tech partnerships bring robot grocery delivery to Dallas

DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Robots are coming to Dallas! But don’t worry about Skynet, these robots just want...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Port of Mattawa Industrial Park targets food, produce packing

MATTAWA, Wash., Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Port of Mattawa’s Sentinel Gap Industrial Park, which is located about one...

4 years ago 3 minute read

LGMA hires new Compliance Officer

Salinas, CA – The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) BB #:210653 has a new Compliance Officer. Alyssa Licata has...

4 years ago 3 minute read

EFI receives grant from CA Workforce Development Board

WASHINGTON – Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups,...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Spotting Financial Statement Fraud: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire

Corporate fraud comes in many forms. Asset misappropriation, such as embezzlement and theft, and corruption in the form of taking...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Local Bounti hires former Sunkist, Dole exec as COO

HAMILTON, Mont., Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Breakthrough U.S. indoor agriculture company Local Bounti Corporation (Local Bounti), today announced the...

4 years ago 6 minute read

T&G Global launches genetics business

T&G Global BB #:130198 has today launched VentureFruit, a global genetics and variety management business. Built off T&G’s deep experience...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Hazel Tech partners with direct-to-consumer tropical fruit box company

CHICAGO, IL (August 9, 2021) – Hazel Technologies, BB #:302595 a USDA-funded company providing new technologies to extend the quality...

4 years ago 5 minute read

The FruitGuys offers endangered California apple direct to consumers

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Apple lovers nationwide can pre-order boxes of organic Gravenstein apples, an...

4 years ago 3 minute read

AeroFarms partners with Nokia for AI-enabled plant vision technology

AeroFarms and Nokia Bell Labs today unveiled a groundbreaking multi-year partnership to combine their expertise and expand their joint capabilities...

4 years ago 5 minute read

PBH teams with Kroger Health, American Egg Board & Naturipe Farms for back-to-school promotion

Powerful Produce Pairings Inspire Easy Ways To Eat & Enjoy More Fruits & Veggies August 9, 2021 – The Produce...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Eagle Eye Produce to harvest Idaho potatoes this week

Idaho Falls, ID – Eagle Eye Produce, BB #:156533 a top tier grower and shipper of fresh produce, will start...

4 years ago 2 minute read

2021 Washington apple harvest estimated at 125 million boxes

Yakima, WA –The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) released its forecast for the 2021 Washington state fresh apple crop...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet unveils new sustainable packaging

Nowadays, sustainability is a major focus throughout the food supply chain and in the packaging realm, recent research shows that...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Investigative journalist Larissa Zimberoff to keynote OPS 2021

MONTEREY, CA – August 9, 2021 Investigative journalist and author Larissa Zimberoff has been confirmed as keynote presenter at the...

4 years ago 3 minute read

USDA Food Box Lessons: Recommendations for the future

None of the issues raised by participants or others are deal breakers for future USDA-private industry programs. They provide opportunities...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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