As Jerrold A. Watson & Sons LLC continues its growing legacy of more than a century, it’s been growing organically since 2005. The Monetta, South Carolina, grower markets all its crops under the Watsonia Organics brand.

Growers on the West Coast are facing their toughest water challenges in recent history. Declining water tables, lack of spring rains, historically low snowpacks, and reservoirs and stream flows at historic low levels are keeping water a scarce commodity.

Higher retail prices of organic fresh produce during the second quarter of 2022 generated a 3.7% increase in total organic dollars but also contributed to a decline in organic volume of 2.8%, according to the Q2 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report issued by the Organic Produce Network (OPN) and Category Partners.

Pennsylvania is investing a few million dollars in organic farming research in the region.

AgroFresh Solutions has launched VitaFresh Botanicals Life Select, an organic plant-based coating to keep produce fresh longer and reduce food loss and waste.

If you grow peas, lentils and/or beans, you will be pleased that the outlook is bright. The pea protein market is estimated at $1.7 billion in 2022 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% to $2.9 billion by 2027, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Uncle Matt’s Organic, an organic orange juice brand, has been certified as a B Corporation. This recognition authenticates the brand’s commitment to sustainability, accountability and transparency.