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Great Lakes EXPO Farm Market Bus Tour returns for early December
The annual Great Lakes EXPO Fruit & Vegetable EXPO’s annual Farm Market Bus Tour is back for 2021. Join Fruit Growers New and Vegetable Growe... more »
Turkish fruit exporter Mapeks Organics invests in 15-minutes-per-ton optical sorter
Mapeks Organics, a Turkish, large-scale exporter of frozen organic fruit, recently disclosed it purchased a speedy TOMRA optical sorter to expand its ... more »
Sales of organic, fresh fruits and veggies up 3% in Q3, OPN reports
Total organic fresh produce sales for the third quarter of 2021 saw a continuation of year-over-year growth, increasing 3% from the same period last y... more »
Rodale Institute collaborates with designer brand on clothing line
Starting Friday October 8, a collaborative clothing line, "Taylor Stitch x Rodale Institute For The Common Good," is available online at Taylor Stitc... more »
Taylor Farms names ag operations director
Taylor Farms recently hired Joe Pezzini to the position of senior director of agricultural operations, effective Oct, 11. [caption id="attachment_6... more »
$3M given for research into cover crops for organic
A Cornell-led national network of scientists and farmers is developing new varieties of cover crops that are better adapted to local regions and stres... more »
OGS to educate on ‘innovative and compatible’ organic ag inputs
An examination of how organic growers can best utilize approved bio inputs in the most efficient and effective manner for their crops and bottom line ... more »
Business conference planned for worm farms
More than 50 worm farms will meet in Phoenix, Arizona at the Arizona Worm Farm at the first annual U.S. Worm Business Conference. The conference wi... more »
Minnesota to award $250K in grants for sustainable ag
A sizeable investment in sustainable agriculture is forthcoming from the land of 10,000 lakes. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) plans ... more »
Organic challenges with third-party certifications tackled in project
Although all food producers are subject to food safety rules, organic farmers face unique challenges in trying to also work out incongruities between ... more »
Field trial data, paper published on in-season value of biologicals
Plant Response Inc. recently published new data from field trials that it said demonstrate the in-season results row and specialty crop growers can ac... more »
Organic vegetable packhouse built for former tobacco growers
Southern Virginia Vegetable Packing, LLC partnered with Brunswick County Industrial Development Authority to construct a new, 45,000 square-foot, $4.2... more »
