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Nourse Farms Inc. promotes John Place to CEO

Nourse Farms, Inc. announced Feb. 1 that founder and President Timothy Nourse has transitioned from overall leadership of Nourse Farms to chairman of the board of directors effective Jan. 1, 2022. Nourse is leaving the day-to-day operational overs... more

USDA, Port of Oakland plan ‘pop-up’ site to fill empty aid shipping

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Jan. 31 plans to increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, and improve service for shippers of U.S. grown agricultural commodities. The USDA is partnering with the Port of Oakland ... more

Colorado Onion Association disbands; CFVGA to maintain onion research

The Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the leadership of the Colorado Onion Association (COA) to establish an onion committee and oversee COA funds raised for onion research. After... more

Expanded use of Leap ES bacterial disease management insecticide OK’d

Valent BioSciences has announced that the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has approved the expanded use of Leap ES Bacterial Disease Management Biological Insecticide. As a result of this approval, Leap ES is now registered for preventativ... more

Supply chain issues a concern for Canadian greenhouse vegetable growers

Ongoing supply chain issues are of significant concern for Ontario’s Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG). With multiple factors coming together throughout the pandemic, food system issues around timing, availability and affordability are particular... more

Advertised retail prices rise for specialty crops, including onions

Advertised prices for specialty crops at major retail supermarket outlets ending during the period of Jan. 22-Feb. 3 show some sharp increases. According to USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, due to high costs and supply chain woes, some ret... more

IFPA meets with Canadian agriculture minister to discuss key trade issues

On Jan. 27, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) Co-CEOs Cathy Burns and Tom Stenzel met with Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., to discuss supply chain issues critical to the fr... more