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Grower - Tasmania (berries) - Australia

Category Manager - Sydney Markets, Australia

Independent Sales & Business Development Representative, USA

Experienced Tomato Grower, North America

Breeder - Xiamen, China

Senior Scientist, Plant Imaging - Brooklyn (NY) USA

Scientist, Plant Substrates and Nutrition - Brooklyn (NY) USA

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Sales Manager (Fruit & Vegetable) - Erkelenz, Germany

Sonora squash coming into peak production

Within the next two weeks, squash production out of Sonora in Northwest Mexico is expected to hit its peak. Squash is one of the main items for SunFed, who offers an extensive…

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Grower - Tasmania (berries) - Australia

CPMA Fresh Week kicks off

Opting out of the NFL season to work in long-term care

Yesterday, CPMA’s virtual Fresh Week officially kicked off with a well-attended Keynote session. George Pitsikoulis, CPMA Executive Member and President/CEO of Canadawide…

Large crop of small Ojai Pixie mandarins halfway through season

As April gets into Ojai Pixie month, there’s still a significant amount of the crop to move. “There are a lot of mandarins still left to harvest in California--of all kinds.…

New program for grower’s imperfect produce

A recent loss conscious program focuses on selling Nature Fresh Farms imperfect produce to reduce food waste. The Waste Me Nots program was created to leverage Nature Fresh…

Celebrating the life of Canadian produce veteran Sam Bertucci

"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Sam (Salvatore) Bertucci," says a press release from Catania Worldwide. Sam…

Walmart introduces restoring pollinator habitat program

Imagine mornings without orange juice or summer picnics without strawberries. Such a future is possible if we don’t take collective action to begin restoring…

Foodservice edition of berry newsletter introduced

California Giant Berry Farms has introduced a new foodservice edition of The Buzz newsletter. California Giant has always taken great pride in its efforts to support the…

Banana Day, April 21

Online event for the banana industry

International Banana Day will take place on April 21st. To commemorate this occasion, the Ecuadorian Banana Cluster is organizing "Banana Day 2021", an online…

Pre-solicitation announcement for TEFAP Fresh Produce

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase fresh produce (WBSCM Material Number 111427) for distribution to food banks.…

Inci Dannenberg, Bayer:

"Technology to help growers seize glasshouse opportunities"

Although there are differences between the European and the American glasshouse industry, with one focusing more on the retail market and the other one traditionally being…

Wilco Arts, "Our great start means we've changed our plans for the future"

North Bay Produce gets Dutch sales office for blueberries, snow peas, and sugar snaps

Northbay Produce is a North American cooperative. It consists of growers from North, Central, and South America. They supply clients with fresh produce all year round,…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

EastFruit

Smart sorting as the key to successful berry sales

Optical sorting is one of the most important stages in preparing fruit and vegetables for sale. High-quality sorting procedures enable producers to sort their products by…

Special South Africa

ecoSolv South Africa installs largest water saving and enhancement device in Sub Saharan Africa

ecoSolv South Africa is an internationally insured agricultural products and technology distributer aiming to enhance the sustainability and regeneration of agricultural…

Retail

Dreamstime

SpartanNash is implementing a “Vendor Code of Conduct”

Farmstead has partnered with DoorDash

Canadian retail titan W. Galen Weston dies at 80W. Galen Weston, patriarch of one of Canada’s wealthiest families and retail titan, has died at age 80, according to a…

Square Roots

Kimbal Musk's mission to bring responsibly-grown local food to everyone in America

Square Roots deploys its latest indoor farm in Michigan

To meet rapidly increasing demand for locally-grown produce, Square Roots is announcing its newest indoor farm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Square Roots broke ground in late…

Table-to-farm approach will create healthier U.S. melon supply chain

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center in College Station are using a “table-to-farm” approach to create a safer, healthier and…

Mexican tomato grower adds hydroponic grown blueberries to program

Magic Sun, a hydroponic grower in Mexico, is seeing continued growth and demand in its original tomato product line. Over the last two seasons, the company has…

Incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables

USDA invests more than $330 million in specialty crops grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of more than $330 million to help agricultural producers and organizations in the…

Packaging Matters and Origin Materials announce partnership

US-based carbon-negative materials company Origin Materials has partnered with packaging company Packaging Matters to develop advanced packaging materials. In…

Improving the international fruit and vegetable supply chain by data standardization

IFPS, the International Federation for Produce Standards representing produce associations worldwide, wants to improve the supply chain efficiency of the fresh…

US: Northwest apple exports down as Eastern European growers usurp the market

At the moment, Washington state apple growers are shipping some 20 percent less fruit abroad, compared with this time last year. This means a drop to export…

Project seeks science-based interventions to persistent Listeria strains

Martin Wiedmann likes to compare produce facilities’ attempts to identify and manage resident strains of the foodborne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes, as…

NZ Young Farmers

The importance of balancing traditional methods and innovation in the future of the NZ farming industry

Young people entering today's farming industry need to have an understanding of technology and science and be open to embracing innovation and change, according to the New…

Total Produce completes $1.44 bln refinancing

Total Produce plc announced today that it has entered into a credit agreement with Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, as administrative agent and…

Good pace in applications to participate in Fruit Attraction 2021

Raul Calleja, the director of Fruit Attraction, said that the applications to participate as an exhibitor in the next edition of the fair, which will be held…

“Washing is not enough to mitigate E.coli when processing leafy greens”

Recently, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the United States disclosed the founding of a multistate outbreak of…

Annelie Haumann – Stems Fruit

Stone fruit & fig specialist Stems Fruit celebrates its tenth anniversary

A decade after its founding, Stems Fruit was this season rewarded with stone fruit of exceptional quality and strong volumes for its tenth anniversary.“We are indeed proud and…

Import Promotion Desk presents Africa's fruit and vegetable diversity following cancellation Fruit Logistica

Mangoes, grapes, citrus fruits, pomegranates as well as sweet potatoes, fresh herbs and sugar snap peas are part of Africa's fruit and vegetable diversity that…

Egypt impounds Ever Given over compensation claim after blockage Suez Canal

The containership Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week, is being held until its owners pay for the damages. The large cargo ship has not…

"Morocco Berry Conference served as a learning platform"

"The second edition of the Morocco Berry Conference run online on 7th and 8th April 2021. It brought together berry industry stakeholders from all over the…

McDonald’s France: cucumber in the Happy Meal

In order to diversify its offer, McDonald’s France has decided to add cucumber sticks to its Happy Meal menu. The company has therefore bought 50 tons of…

iAgri project

Smart platform to implement a new eco-sustainable agriculture model

The agri-food industry is immersed in an unstoppable transformation process to adapt to the consumers' new habits and demands, as they increasingly seek more healthy and…

Packing urban cultivated leafy greens with Schur®StarLight

Vertical farming is based on the idea of growing more food in less space, regardless of weather, wind, and changing seasons. It is also the idea behind Urban Oasis – a young…

Seatrade Group and Jamaica Producers Group Ltd announce joint venture acquisition of Geest Line

Seatrade Group and Jamaica Producers Group Limited are pleased to announce the joint venture acquisition of Geest Line Limited. Geest Line has been the…

The company plans to increase its purchase of Spanish products by up to 15%

Aldi bets on seasonal and local fruits and vegetables

The supermarket chain Aldi bought more than 3,100 tons of seasonal fruits and vegetables of Spanish origin between March and May 2020, i.e. 27% more than in…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 13-04-2021)

Total week 14 supply of avocado's to EU amounted to 3,290,000 units

The total week 14 supply of avocado's to the EU amounted to 534,000 cartons of Greenskin avocados and 2,755,000 of Hass avocados, which is 3,290,000 units combined The supply was…

Hair loss treatment study claims:

‘Garlic is a cheap and efficient treatment for alopecia’

Finding a general treatment for hair loss is really unrealistic, as hair loss has numerous causes. Instead, finding a solution requires a finer-grained…

‘Eating strawberries daily may strengthen vascular health’

Including strawberries into your daily diet may improve blood vessel function and systolic blood pressure. A new study seems to indicate that the fruit shows…

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