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Goebbert’s Farm shares farm market and agritourism business success

Goebbert’s Farm in the northwest Chicago suburbs has been in the farm market business since 1948. Goebbert’s Farm, based in South Barrington, Illinois, sells a large variety of fruit and vegetables, including blackberries, blueberries, grapes,... more »

AgroFresh introduces new product for U.S. apple, blueberry, cherry and pear growers

AgroFresh Solutions, a post-harvest produce technology company, has launched Harvista Mix, a new product for apple, blueberry, cherry and pear growers in the U.S. The latest addition to the Harvista 1.3 SC line offers growers... more »

Dole prepares for new organic fruit demand from Gen Y & Z

Dole Food Co. is working to attract younger generations to the organic produce segment. Dole , one of the first global fruit and vegetable providers to predict the first organic food craze in 2000, is... more »

December to bring 38th Southeast Fruit & Vegetable Expo

The yearly Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo is to be in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The 38th annual meeting is scheduled for Dec. 3-4 at the Embassy Suites Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort. The event,... 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 struck north Florida in early August. The agricultural production losses Florida experienced due to Hurricane Debby... more »

Kubota acquires Bloomfield Robotics AI startup

Kubota Corp., a global tractor manufacturer, has acquired Bloomfield Robotics Inc. Bloomfield is a startup that uses advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to monitor individual specialty crop plant health and performance. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Bloomfield’s... more »

2024 Great Lakes EXPO provides expert insights on apple, blueberry and cranberry crop management

At the 2024 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO, Peter Oudemans and Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris will highlight information on apple, blueberry and cranberry crop management. Photo courtesy of the Philip... more »

Three Springs Fruit Farm’s evolution and postharvest markets

Three Springs Fruit Farm, a seventh-generation family farm in picturesque Aspers, Pennsylvania, offers fresh tree fruit, berries, tomatoes and vegetables to markets all over the Mid-Atlantic region. “We’ve been concentrating on apples as our primary... more »