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Blockchain technology, produce and the digital economy

It's 2021, almost 2022, and the rate of technological innovation in our economy and society continues apace. What emerging tools could give Pennsylvania wholesale growers a competitive advantage and reduce barriers to financial succes... more

Leading Harvest names Kenny Fahey president and CEO

Leading Harvest, a U.S. nonprofit advancing sustainable agriculture and food production through its universal Farmland Management Standard, announced Oct. 22 that it has named Kenny Fahey as the organization’s first president and CEO. [caption i... more

PMA and United Fresh to announce new association live

Chief executives representing the new association being formed by the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association, Cathy Burns and Tom Stenzel, will share an important update about the new organization on Oct. 28. The announcem... more

2022 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention Set for Feb. 1-3

The 2022 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held in-person at the Hershey Lodge on Feb.1-3, 2022. David Kohl, noted agricultural economist and presenter, will be the keynote speaker. A farm market bus tour and several pre-convention ... more

Organic group backs move to support ag research funding in Congress

Organic Farming Research Foundations supports a letter delivered to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that supports agricultural research in the Build Back Better Agenda. Thirty Members of Congress have signed on ... more

Keeping organic fruit fresh, safe from rot, foodborne pathogens studied

Increasingly popular with consumers, Washington-grown organic apples and pears thrive in the region’s dry, disease-discouraging climate. Off the tree, however, organic fruits are at the mercy of physiological disorders and fungi that can rot and... more

Western Growers’ Davis reappointed to microbiological criteria panel

Western Growers Senior Vice President of Science De Ann Davis will serve a second two-year term as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. The committee provides impartial scientific advice to federal age... more