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Indigo pays 267 farmers for first-ever scalable ag carbon farming program
Indigo Ag announced Sep. 9 the disbursement of initial payments to the inaugural cohort of Carbon by Indigo participants. The 267 paid growers are the first to implement on-farm practice changes and provide the data required to ensure the rigorous... more
United Fresh reacts to accountability office’s USDA Food Box Program report
"USDA Food Box Program: Key Information and Opportunities to Better Assess Performance,” released Sept. 8, sheds additional light on the program which delivered more than 176 million boxes of food from May 2020 to June 2021. The report indicates... more
USApple: Many apple businesses omitted from COVID-19 assistance program
Many U.S. apple businesses won’t qualify for critical COVID-relief assistance that was announced Sept. 9 by USDA, said the U.S. Apple Association. The $700 million Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program is intended to support businesse... more
Arctic apple marketers report successful ‘tasting event’
Summerland, British Columbia-based Okanagan Specialty Fruits, developer and grower behind the Arctic apple varieties, recently launched a sampling event in the San Francisco Bay area with huge success. Over 12,000 Arctic apple samples were handed out... more
PMA soil health webinar Sept. 23: What you need to know
Soil health is on everyone’s mind. You can learn the latest at the Produce Marketing Association's Soil Health webinar on Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Pacific. Hear about the latest soil research, what others are doing to ensure they have... more
SVG Ventures|THRIVE and Bayer announce Sustainability Challenge winner
SVG Ventures|THRIVE and Bayer announced on Sept. 9 the winners of their 2021 Sustainability Challenge. The Sustainable Startup Award was presented to Haystack, a U.S.-based company that enables carbon market scalability by helping farmers and carb... more
Ag employers’ group offers new chance to vaccinate California farmworkers
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) announced Sept. 9 that the council’s ongoing collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has resulted in another new opportunity to protect farmworkers from COVID-19. “Earlier ... more