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Western Growers names Steve Mangapit chief operating officer

Steve Mangapit has been named the first chief operating officer in Western Growers history, and in the new role he will be focused on operational efficiencies, improvements and innovations at the company. Mangapit will start in January 2022. [cap... more

New Washington State University report charts biochar path

A team of biochar producers, practitioners, scientists, and engineers have published a roadmap for future development of the biochar industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. This collaborative effort between individuals from industry, univers... more

St. Julian marks 100 years as Michigan’s longest-operating winery

St. Julien Winery, Michigan’s longest operating and most award-winning winery – recently celebrated its Centennial with a historic gathering in Paw Paw, Michigan, where it has produced wines since 1936. Italian-born Mariano Meconi founded the co... more

NYS climate assessment project has Cornell reps

To explore how the warming environment will affect New York’s communities, ecosystems and economy, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul named several Cornellians to the state’s Climate Impacts Assessment project. The group will conduct research and then�... more

SISC, CropTrak have calculator to measure supply chain sustainability

Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops announced Nov. 16 a partnership with CropTrak, a cloud technology company digitally connecting global food companies’ supply processes to ensure efficiency and transparency, to accelerate adoption of the Stewar... more

Federal appeals court OKs H-2A laborer arbitration agreements

A West Coast federal appeals court opened the door Nov. 3 for H-2A employers to enforce arbitration agreements in employment disputes even outside the context of a collective bargaining agreement. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals – which has j... more

Soil Carbon Project labeling helps identify climate-smart products

The first-of-its-kind agtech company leveraging machine learning (ML) to advance measurement and analysis of soil properties, EarthOptics announced Nov. 16 the launch of its Soil Carbon Project, a product labeling initiative to benefit the consumer p... more