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Duda Fresh Foods launches sustainable packaging program
Oviedo, Florida-based Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a grower of fresh vegetables and citrus, has launched its Sustainable Packaging Program to assess the overall sustainability of current packaging, identify improvement opportunities, and implement packaging changes to reduce its... more »
Blaine Bishop new Midwest regional sales manager for Vive Crop Protection
Blaine Bishop recently joined Vive Crop Protection to support Vive Crop Protection's unique Precision Chemistry products in the Midwest Region. Bishop was most recently a Product Manager at MFA Inc. Prior to MFA, he was... more »
Postharvest life of perishables pursued by RipeLocker with $5M buy-in
RipeLocker, a Seattle, Washington-based company specializing in extending the postharvest life of perishables, announced April 21 it has raised $5 million in series B capital from angel investors. The investment round is all from previous... more »
Worsening drought conditions in the West leads to working group
The Biden-Harris administration announced April 21 the formation of an Interagency Working Group to address worsening drought conditions in the West and support farmers, Tribes and communities impacted by ongoing water shortages. The Working Group... more »
‘Common sense ruling’ goes in favor of Washington farm labor managers
Yakima County Superior Court Judge Blaine Gibson ruled in favor of agriculture groups, prohibiting the state of Washington from enforcing unreasonable emergency COVID-19 regulations farm leaders say don’t incorporate best science, the arrival of vaccines,... more »
Diversifying agriculture, addressing food justice aired by Cornell
Only about 1% of New York state’s nearly 58,000 farm owners identify as Hispanic or Latinx, according to the Census of Agriculture, despite more than 80,000 such employees providing an essential backbone to the state’s... more »
University of Florida offering Seminole County Farm Tour
Foodies and agricultural enthusiasts can “visit” six farms across the county for the annual University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Seminole County Farm Tour, which moved to a virtual format for... more »
University of Florida horticulture programs to be led by new chair Gunter
Christopher Gunter joins the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences as professor and chair of the horticultural sciences department. His official start date is June 7. As the new chair of the University... more »
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