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Colorado ag leader Bob Sakata dies

Bob Sakata, founder of Sakata Farms and a leader in the vegetable industry, died June 7 at age 96. Robert (Bob) Yoshiharu Sakata was born on April 15, 1926, in San Jose, California, to Aki Nishimura and Mantaro Sakata. His mother died of pneumonia... more

Vidalia grower Dasher recognized for support of ag education

Vidalia onion grower Walt Dasher, co-owner of G&R Farms in Glennville, Georgia, was awarded an honorary degree from the Georgia State FFA Association. The award recognizes individuals demonstrating outstanding service to agricultural education and Ge... more

Drought hits Northern California hard

As California toils through a third consecutive drought year, many Sacramento Valley farmers, well known for supporting waterfowl that stop along the Pacific Flyway, are being left high and dry. The farmers are facing water-supply challenges that ... more

Viva Fresh calls for participants in Clean Eating Challenge

The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) is seeking participants for next year's Clean Eating Challenge. This year, 11 participants completed the third annual Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge which culminated at April’s Viva Fresh Expo... more

AgroFresh, Novozymes partnership addresses post-harvest freshness

Biotech company Novozymes and post-harvest freshness solutions provider AgroFresh are forming a research and commercialization partnership. Through the partnership, the companies will be developing products that can improve post-harvest food quali... more

Vestaron expands leadership with three new hires

Vestaron has announced three new additions to its leadership team: Juan Estupinan, as chief financial officer; Dawn de los Santos, as vice president ofpeople; and Jeff Tuckis as vice president, corporate development. This announcement comes on the... more

Valent USA announces sales and marketing appointments

Valent U.S.A., San Ramon, California, is appointing new people to its sales and marketing departments. “Valant is focused on growth and expansion as we work to provide growers with biorational, botanical and conventional solutions that help adva... more