Vegetables
Urban Oasis: Patchwork City Farms feeds impoverished Atlantans
An urban farm in an Atlanta lower income area is working to make healthy fruits and vegetables accessible to needy people. Jamila Norman, founder o... more »
Organic industry urges Congress to fund critical USDA Farm Bill programs
With the clock running down on the Farm Bill, which is set to expire on Oct. 1, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is urging Congress to find the fun... more »
Fresno State harvesting equipment partnership announced
Oxbo, which supplies growers of grapes, berries, tomatoes and pistachios harvesters and other specialty equipment, has introduced harvesting machinery... more »
Hurricane Debby: Florida ag production losses top $93 million
The University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has released damage estimates from Hurricane Debby. Hurricane Debby... more »
FIRA USA to bring growers, tech leaders to California ag robotics show
The third edition FIRA USA’s ag robotics show will be in northern California this fall. The Oct. 22-24 event, to be in Woodland, California, west... more »
Markon summit interests foodservice customers
Markon Cooperative recently brought some of its customers together at its annual Markon Summit. The three-day event brought together more than 200 ... more »
New AI tool could help supply chains
Tech company Wiliot has introduced WiliBot, a generative AI (GenAI) chatbot that enables natural-language conversations with any ambient IoT-connected... more »
Fruit, vegetable and nut exports help balance U.S. ag export deficit
Exports of fruits, nuts, vegetables and potatoes are helping balance losses in other ag export sectors in the expanding overall U.S. agricultural trad... more »
