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Farmworker Awareness Week highlights workers

Farmworker Awareness Week was successful for Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups. The second year of promoting Farmworker Awaren... more

Evergreen Creations unveils pollinator attraction for agritourism farms

Evergreen Creations, a leading provider of kid-friendly “edutainment” content to the agritourism industry, has a new offering for the upcoming sunflower season. The Pollinator Path is a signage-based activity that instructs participants to bec... more

Southeast agriculture icon Roger Hatton dies at age 77

Roger Carnahan Hatton, 77, died Friday, May 6, 2022. He was surrounded by loving family and under expert care at Shanti Niketan Hospice House, Glasgow, Kentucky, when he passed away. Roger was born to the late Robert Carnahan Hatton and the late Mar... more

Local solutions central to CAFB Water Forum

Facing a third year of drought, leadership from county Farm Bureaus, spanning all regions of California, gathered in Sacramento last week to engage with state water officials about all things water. A changing climate, shrinking snowpack, water ri... more

Full Harvest expands leadership team

Full Harvest, the business-to-business marketplace specializing in surplus and imperfect produce, has announced multiple milestones as it successfully scales its operations to help solve the $2.6T global food waste problem. “In just a few short ... more

New Oregon OSHA rules protect workers from high heat, wildfire smoke

The heat rule addresses access to shade and cool water, preventive cool-down breaks, and prevention plans, information, and training. The wildfire smoke rule includes an array of exposure assessments and controls, and training and communication.

Fresh Express donates $500K to fund produce safety research

Value-added salad leader Fresh Express has contributed $500,000 to Center for Produce Safety’s current capital campaign to fund fresh produce food-safety research. In making the announcement with CPS officials, company President John P. Olivo urged... more