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Greenhouse Crop Specialist - Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Greenhouse Product Development Specialist - Leamington (Ontario) Canada

Sales Assistant - Europe Division

Back-office assistant - Barendrecht, The Netherlands

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Plant Science R&D Technician - Brooklyn (New York) USA

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Jerome Crosby, Chairman of ABGA’s Executive Committee:

“We aren’t looking for a ban but for temporary relief for US blueberry growers”

In early October of 2020, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requested that the International Trade Commission conduct a 201 global safeguard investigation to find if…

Viva Fresh plans for hybrid event with in-person expo late March

“We have taken every precaution to make this a safe and successful event”

It has been almost a year since the last in-person trade show was held in the US, and while organizers have been very innovative in moving their shows to virtual platforms,…

David Posner - Awe Sum Organics

Argentinian organic pears arriving in March

It is nearly autumn in the Rio Negro Valley of Argentina, which means Awe Sum Organics has fresh organically grown pears grown by their partners at PAI Argentina already on…

Peru’s onion growers wrap up a season of solid demand and pricing

The Peruvian onion season is drawing to a close this month, with about two weeks of harvest left. The season started a little early in the summer and ran for its usual six…

Referendum announced for California avocado growers

Every five years the California Department of Food and Agriculture holds a state-mandated referendum vote to provide California avocado growers the opportunity…

Free registration for CPMA 2021 Fresh Week now open

Registration for CPMA 2021 Fresh Week is now open and free. Designed with the entire supply chain in mind, Fresh Week is Connections: Reimagined. The event…

Walmart partners with IFCO to cut down waste

IFCO Systems, operator of Reusable Plastic Containers for fresh food packaging, and Walmart, announced the completion of a multi-year business agreement that will expand the…

New paperboard innovation launched for fresh produce

Paper-based packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International ('Graphic Packaging') is proud to announce the launch of ProducePack, a sustainable paperboard packaging range of…

Because of potential health risk

Shenandoah Growers issues limited, voluntary recall of specific imported organic basil

Shenandoah Growers, Inc (Harrisonburg, VA) out of an abundance of caution, has issued a limited, voluntary recall of approximately 3240 units of branded fresh…

US starts exporting additional apple varieties to Colombia

The Washington Apple Commission has begun promoting two additional varieties of apples exported from the US to Colombia. While Colombians are familiar with…

Special Asia

Indian "100% sustainably grown" label for grapes introduced

The MGE & Mr Quality Indian grape brands have introduced a quality label “100% sustainably grown” for taking the lead in sustainability in the wake of COVID-19, explores a…

Global Focus Organics

Organic banana growers battle multinational pricing

Supplies of organic bananas are slim currently. “It’s that time of the year when supplies are tight mainly because of the season and the cold weather. Bananas are usually…

Retail

Dreamstime

Imperfect Foods announced its Series D commitment will total $110mln

Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets have entered into a definitive merger agreement

US: First deliveries made into Kroger’s Ocado CFCThe first cases have been delivered into the first CFC that is due to open as part of the strategic partnership between Kroger…

New lettuce pack for foodservice customers

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Church Brothers Farms is offering foodservice customers a new premium pack of Little Gem lettuce under the SweetHearts brand. Little Gem…

Port of Wilmington

Wilmington is No. 1 US gateway for banana imports

Wilmington, Delaware is continuing to lead the way as the No. 1 US gateway for banana imports and more, as the Port of Wilmington enters its third year of operation under a…

First annual philanthropic promotion a success for onion grower

G&R Farms launched its first annual Season of Giving campaign in which it partnered with Costco and Schnucks to give back during this past holiday season. The campaign began…

Seneca Foods reports Third Quarter Results for FY 2021

Seneca Foods Corporation today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020. Highlights (vs. year-ago, third…

United Fresh launches annual compensation survey

The United Fresh Produce Association has launched its 2021 Compensation Survey for the fresh produce industry. The data collected will be published in a…

New potato packaging compostable at home

February is Potato Lover's Month and Arrowfarms companies Morning Kiss Organic and Gold Bell are introducing new, compostable paper bag potato packaging. The new potato…

Treatment causes deadly bacterium to leak and die

Researchers find peptide that treats, prevents killer citrus disease

New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian plant can destroy the No. 1 killer of citrus trees worldwide and help prevent infection. Huanglongbing, HLB, or…

McCain Foods adds Charlie Angelakos as Vice President, Global Government and External Affairs

To address the growing need to strengthen relationships with governments and external audiences around the world, McCain Foods is proudly announcing the…

Western Cape economic opportunities on launch of US and Western Cape trade and investment partnership

On 5 February 2021, the U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town and the Western Cape government jointly launched a Trade and Investment Promotion Partnership which…

SHAFFE annual general meeting elects new Chilean-Uruguayan presidency team for 2021-23

SHAFFE, The Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporter, has held its Annual General Meeting at the 4th of February 2021 online that has served as…

New plastic film "deactivates Coronavirus in just 15 minutes"

A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has presented…

Chinese import of Australian plums slightly smaller than last year

Many Australian fruits have obtained permission to enter the Chinese market since China and Australia signed a free trade agreement. The new list of allowed…

Source Certain International - TSW Trace™

"When we build unique fingerprints, we see information that most people don't see"

A global scientific provenance verification and supply chain integrity company is hoping to grow and offer more of its services in the fruit and vegetable industry. Source…

Fruit growers concerned at impact of new minimum wage on labour-intensive industry

Yesterday evening the South African Minister for Labour published the new minimum wage in the government gazette, a 4.5% increase effective from 1 March 2021 for workers in…

"quality improves because of stable climate"

Dutch grower puts solar panels above soft fruit plants

Growing red berries under solar panels: the first to do this is Rini Kusters of Kusters Zachtfruit. The trial solar panel setup that he installed together with GroenLeven last…

ZTI, in the Netherlands, introduces new Fruit & Vegetable Wedger

"The pandemic created room for new developments"

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dutch company ZTI smart machines is positive about the past year. Machine production lagged somewhat, but the scope for new developments was…

HLB testing

ARC-TSC aids in keeping 'the yellow dragon' at bay in citrus orchards

Citrus Huanglongbing, better known as HLB, is currently regarded as the most destructive disease of citrus, having caused the near-collapse of the Florida citrus industry over…

CABI releases comprehensive coverage of sustainable sweet cherry production

Sweet Cherries is part of CABI’s Crop Production Science in Horticulture series. Written by Lynn E Long, Gregory A Lang and Clive Kaiser, this book provides comprehensive…

SAIS Sementi:

"Aroma is still the hallmark of a quality basil"

The market for fresh herbs is increasing at a fast pace, gaining markets as consumers become more interested in a healthy food experience. In Germany, the largest market in…

New heat-diffusing mesh with aluminum microparticles blocks 66% of infrared radiation

Agralia is a Spanish agro-textile company that has been dedicated to crop protection for more than 40 years. The constant search for solutions to the farmers' needs has led to…

Ryo Takeshita: “more than 20 types of fruit can be peeled with one machine”

Industrial fruit peeling machine balances maximum capacity and minimum waste

Automatic peelers are used often in the fruit processing sector. At the moment, factories with high capacity demand mostly use the ‘round-type peeling unit’, but it has a high…

Dreamstime.com

Research into better opportunities for organic spinach cultivation

Growing organic frozen spinach is quite a challenge, how is it best approached? Researchers at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering (UGent) found more…

Global fresh fruit and vegetable production stabilizes

According to the latest data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the world produced 1,837 million tons of fruits and…

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