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Wheatsheaf acquires CA systems provider Purfresh

Wheatsheaf Group Limited, through its wholly owned food safety solutions subsidiary TriStrata Group, has acquired 90 percent of Purfresh, a global provider of specialized controlled atmosphere systems that reduce the risk of high-value cargo loss thr... more

Nutrien buys Actagro

Nutrien has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase 100 percent of the equity of Actagro, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of environmentally sustainable soil and plant health products and technologies. Actagro’s portfolio i... more

Vertical crops could benefit from new Agrothermal machine

A new machine has been added to the Agrothermal line of machines featuring the flexibility to treat both row and vertical crops with just a switch of the vent assembly. The Agrotherm XR1 is the first of several new designs being made exclusively for ... more

Lower San Joaquin River plan faces California Farm Bureau suit

A plan for lower San Joaquin River flows misrepresents and underestimates the harm it would cause to agricultural resources in the Central Valley, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation, which filed suit today to block the plan. Adopte... more

San Joaquin Valley soil health demonstration site open to public

University of California Cooperative Extension cropping systems specialist Jeff Mitchell is issuing a standing invitation to the public to visit the site of an ongoing conservation agriculture research project and see for themselves the results of l... more

USDA taking nominations for fruit, vegetables trade advisory panel

The USDA, in cooperation with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), is accepting nominations for new members to serve on its fruits and vegetables agricultural trade advisory committee. Nominations received by Friday, March ... more

United Fresh names marketing/communication leader

[caption id="attachment_16367" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mary Coppola[/caption] United Fresh recently promoted Mary Coppola to Vice President, Marketing & Communications, and announced the creation of a new supporting role, a chief conten... more