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BrightFarms expands retail with Ahold-Delhaize in the Mid-Atlantic
BrightFarms, a supplier of locally grown salads for supermarkets, is expanding distribution in the Mid-Atlantic with retail partner, Ahold-Delhaize USA. The expansion will include over 330 Food Lion stores throughout the state of Virginia that will b... more
Spring signs arriving three weeks early in parts of Georgia
Bright green grass across the fields, lawns and roadsides of northern and central Georgia is making those parts of the state look more like Ireland than a typical Georgia in February. Copious rain, coupled with periods of much warmer-than-normal temp... more
Honeybee producers get updates from USDA
USDA's Farm Service Agency on Feb. 26 announced updates to the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program. These updates include changes required by the 2018 Farm Bill as well as discretionary changes intended to im... more
US House, others urge Senate to pass farm workforce legislation
Potato and apple industry leaders and several members of the U.S House of Representatives came together outside the Capitol Building Feb. 26 to implore the Senate to pass an agriculture labor reform bill. In December, the House passed the Farm W... more
Rutgers breeders release ‘Scarlet Sunrise’ bicolor grape tomato
The Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station tomato breeding team that developed the 'Rutgers 250' tomato, has created a new and unique bicolor grape tomato, 'Scarlet Sunrise.' Developed by traditional (non-GMO) plant breeding methods, ... more
2020 Leadership Class picked by Eastern Produce Council
The Eastern Produce Council has chosen 20 up-and-coming produce professionals for its 2020 Leadership Class, a professional development experience for those with less than 10 years of experience in the industry. The respected program delivers a dua... more
SVG-Thrive selects 13 companies to join Thrive V1 Accelerator cohort
SVG Ventures-Thrive has selected the 13 companies to join their Thrive VI Accelerator cohort. With an acceptance rate of less than 3% admission to the award winning ThriveAccelerator Program is fiercely competitive. This latest cohort saw a total a... more
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