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California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has new compliance officer

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has a new compliance officer. Alyssa Licata has been hired to replace Jonathan Field, who is retiring this month after serving in this important role since the LGMA was established in 2007. “We are... more

Session to explore how organic growing operations can navigate marketplace

The first in a series of educational sessions at Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN, “Organic Grower Perspectives on the Challenges of Scaling” will focus on the issues growers face in expanding their business to meet the ... more

Agriculture drops below $4B in value in Monterey County

Monterey County, California, agriculture saw reductions in 2020, largely due to the impacts of wildfire and COVID-19. The 2020 Crop & Livestock Report reflects a significant decline in production value, which totaled a little more than $3.9 bi... more

Gowan takes Isagro S.P.A private and begins integration into Gowan

Yuma, Arizona-based Gowan Co. announced Aug. 9 the finalization of the purchase of Isagro S.p.A. Isagro is now a privately owned company controlled by Gowan. In the coming months, Gowan will integrate the Isagro business. The purchase expands Gowa... more

$155.6M in latest fiscal year goes to UF/IFAS research

The University of Florida boasted its second-best research funding awards over the fiscal year 2021, with UF/IFAS researchers receiving $155.6 million of the $861 million university total. The UF/IFAS funding, a 10% increase over last year’s to... more

Specialty Crop Multi-State Program gets $10M from USDA

The USDA announced Aug. 6 that $10 million is available for competitive grant funding in the 2021 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program. “This program is an important resource to strengthen the competitiveness of our nation’s specialty crop indus... more

Mark McKinney named chief operating officer for Local Bounti Corp.

U.S. indoor agriculture company Local Bounti Corp., based in Hamilton, Montana, announced Aug. 9 the appointment of Mark McKinney, a global food industry leader with over 20 years of domestic and international experience with premier food companies a... more