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Matt Helms named vice president of marketing at NewLeaf Symbiotics

Matt Helms has been hired as the new vice president of marketing at NewLeaf Symbiotics, a company dedicated to sustainable agriculture and singularly focused on naturally occurring microbes known as M-trophs. Helms brings more than 20 years of sales ... more

helioCORE greenhouse light control system recognized by ag engineers

An LED grow light control system helioCORE has been recognized by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers with a 2019 AE50 award for "Outstanding Innovations in Product or System Technology." The annual AE50 awards are pre... more

Colorado fruit, veg association member of year is Bartolo

Michael Bartolo, director of the Colorado State University Arkansas Valley Research Center, Rocky Ford, Colo., has been selected the 2018 Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association's (CFVGA) Robert Sakata Member of the Year. He will be honore... more

Nursery production system gets help through USDA funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $66 million to support 407 projects that will strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, threat mitigation and safeguard the nursery production... more

Mike Stuart among inductees into Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees for 2019 were honored at the Florida State Fair’s Agricultural Hall of Fame Banquet on Feb. 12,. More information is available at FloridaAgHallofFame.org. “Agriculture is Florida’s oldest ... more

Oregon’s Cook Family Farms featured in video series

Oregon’s Cook Family Farms and NORPAC Foods recently were featured in a video series produced by the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI). AFFI recently announced the release of its new video series, “Meet Your Frozen Food Maker,” avail... more

Compensation survey for produce industry ready from United Fresh

The United Fresh Produce Association has launched its 2019 Compensation Survey for the fresh produce industry. The data collected will be published in an expansive research report that will assist produce industry employers in understanding critical ... more