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Traceability system works at Fancy Farms

Working with its broker Wish Farms, Fancy Farms participates in a Compliance with the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) program required for Wish ... READ MORE »

Fancy Farms adapts to challenges in turbulent strawberry industry

Carl Grooms has seen a lot since he entered the strawberry growing business in 1974. He’s leaving the Plant City, Florida, growing operation in the ... READ MORE »

Fancy Farms president plans to step down

“Since 1974 and still learning” is the business philosophy of Carl Grooms, a longtime strawberry grower in central Florida. Grooms is president... READ MORE »

Reusing plastic helps Fancy Farms

Carl Grooms chose the name Fancy Farms on a whim.Strawberries are one of the neatest crops you can grow. Everything around them should be fancy to acc... READ MORE »

Fancy Farms harvest

Fancy Farms hires about 300 workers during harvest. Without them, owner Carl Grooms wouldn't be able to grow berries.Photo by Matt Milkovich... READ MORE »

Hand-washing, sanitation on produce farms during virus outbreak

Novel coronavirus, the virus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19, is on every grower’s mind. Here are answers to common questions about how ... READ MORE »

Bolthouse Farms sold by Campbell Soup for $510M

Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food sector, announced April 12 that it has signed a definitive agreement to ac... READ MORE »

Large California grower Uesugi Farms shutting down operations

Uesugi Farms, base in Gilroy, California, is shutting down operations and selling all of its assets. The farm, owned by father and son Pete and Joe ... READ MORE »

Workers repair plastic blown off strawberry plant rows in the Plant City, Florida, area by Hurricane Ian. Photo: Dustin Grooms

Growers assess Hurricane Ian damage

Florida growers are surveying damage to crops and property, following Hurricane Ian’s deadly landfall. Ian’s winds and rains caused massive hum... READ MORE »

Florida grower Dustin Grooms named Veteran of the Month by ag commissioner

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has named Staff Sgt. Dustin Grooms, a fourth-generation farmer and manager of a family-owned strawberry... READ MORE »

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