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Technology helps growers sell direct-to-consumers, restaurants
Amarillo, Texas-based FarmComm, a virtual food hub that uses technology to connect growers, food and communities is providing new opportunity to vegetable growers that want in on the growing direct-to-consumer and direct-to-restaurant market without having... more »
Greenhouses, farm markets a new career for Michigan man
The hard work of having a greenhouse may not appeal to most people, but it was a new beginning for Jim and Cathy Tomlin of End Of The Lane Plants and Produce of Deford, Michigan.... more »
US vegetable exports could benefit from latest trade concession
U.S. vegetable exports could benefit from President Donald Trump's latest executive action. On... more »
Timothy Weiser honored as top veggie grower in Pennslyvania
His family farm grew fruit, but in the 1970s Timothy Weiser saw an opportunity in vegetables. “We were in the fruit business, cherry business and plum business – several hundred acres of fruit,” said Weiser.... more »
New Jersey ag secretary visits Specca Farms strawberry operation
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher on May 16 visited Specca Farms in Springfield Township in Burlington County to highlight the Jersey Fresh strawberry picking season. “Strawberries are one of the first fruits... more »
USDA launches PACA license search system
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently released ePACA, a tool to facilitate the marketing of produce and improve Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) services. This new system includes PACA Search, an online function providing access... more »
Q1 2019 Fresh Facts on Retail report released by United Fresh
Fresh produce continues to lead all perimeter departments in growth, according to the United Fresh Produce Association’s Q1 2019 edition of the FreshFacts on Retail report. “Health resolutions coupled with key holiday moments made Q1... more »
US asparagus growers concerned as import competition grows
Asparagus cutters bend deep over their work in the early morning light. Colorful plastic bins stack like giant legos amid the scrubby fields north of Pasco, Washington. Growers in Washington, California and Michigan raise the... more »
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