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Church Brothers acquires Green Giant veggie unit

Salinas, California-based Church Brothers Farms acquired the Green Giant Fresh value-added vegetable business from Growers Express. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. According to a news release, the acquisition includes Growers Expres... more

Lovera named policy director by Organic Farmers Association

Organic Farmers Association, a voice for certified organic farmers sponsored by the nonprofit Rodale Institute, has named Patty Lovera as its new policy director. Lovera brings an impressive background in grassroots organizing on farm and food issue... more

1-MCP, center-pivot irrigation inventors honored

Twenty-two innovation pioneers were announced Jan. 8 as the National Inventors Hall of Fame 2020 class of Inductees on stage at Consumer Electronics Show. Three inventors with ties to agriculture will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall ... more

USMCA a step closer to approval as Farm Bureau urges passage

A key U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Jan. 7 in favor of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but it’s unclear when the full Senate will give its final blessing to the Nafta replacement, largely owing to uncertainty over President Donald Tru... more

Organic farm model part of nutrient management projects in California

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) announces more than $1.5 million in grant funds are being awarded to agricultural organizations and universities as a result of the FREP Grant P... more

Controlling tomato brown rugose fruit virus

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus is an emerging virus in greenhouse tomato production worldwide. The virus was first identified in Israel a few years ago and has since been found in Europe, Asia, Mexico and the U.S. The Tomato brown rugose fr... more

‘Locally grown’ broccoli looks, tastes better to consumers

In blind tests conducted by Cornell researchers, consumers rated a California broccoli tastier and better-looking than a pair of varieties grown in New York. But the New York broccoli fared much better in a subsequent series of tests. It earned th... more