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Valley Produce joins FreshEdge to boost presence in Tennessee and Southeast US

Valley Produce, a distributor of fresh produce and specialty products, has joined FreshEdge, a family of produce and specialty food companies backed by Rotunda Capital Partners. The addition further diversifies the group’s combined customer base... more

Agricultural organizations demonstrate alternatives to ag burning

On June 29, Nisei Farmers League, along with other agricultural organizations, held an in-person demonstration pilot project at a vineyard in Madera County, California, to display alternatives to agricultural burning. The project is looking for co... more

Michigan ag department celebrates 100 years of service

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) marked a milestone today: the 100th anniversary of the department’s creation. Then known as the Michigan Department of Agriculture, the department was created by Act 13, Public Ac... more

Registration set for Valent’s Accede for effective thinning of stone fruit, apples

Valent BioSciences LLC has announced U.S. EPA registration of a new plant growth regulator, which will be marketed under the brand name Accede, utilizing the active ingredient 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. Accede is the first plant growth... more

Organic Trade Association fraud fighting program draws robust interest

The Organic Trade Association’s ground-breaking fraud prevention program is getting robust interest from organic businesses as the organic sector readies for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s upcoming new rules to strengthen oversight of organ... more

‘Precision Ag and Technology in the Produce Industry’ webinar set in Georgia

The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association's July webinar, "Precision Ag and Technology in the Produce Industry," will be held virtually on July 13 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Hosted by Beth Oleson of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Assoc... more

MiFarmLink: A one-stop shop for new farmers to find land and resources

Michigan agriculture is in transition. According to the U.S. Census of Agriculture from 2017 conducted by the USDA, nearly a third of the state’s farmers are aged 65 and over while new and beginning farmers currently make up a quarter of the far... more