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