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Tweite’s Family Farm announces this is its last season

A Byron, Minnesota, farm has been in one family for more than 100 years and they have been opening up their home to the community for the last 31 years. According to ABC6 News in Rochester, Minnesota, Tom and Colleen Tweite, owners of Tweite's... more

Organic growers: Gene-editing dialogue a bad idea

Organic grower groups on Sept. 17 wrote they are strongly opposed to opening a formal dialogue about allowing gene-editing in organic agriculture. A letter from the Organic Farmers Association (OFA), was signed by 79 organic farm organizations a... more

Rainier Fruit starts holiday giving for ‘Pears for Pairs’

The 2019 campaign comes “on the ‘heels’ of last year’s success,” the company said.

‘Wild Side’ authors describe ‘planned chaos’ of fruit farm

The book discusses how they reverted their property into a biodiverse, semi-wild state, phasing out sheep and potatoes as they embraced apples, pears, stone fruits, uncommon berry crops. They also adopted different marketing and sales strategies.

Vertical farming company Kalera names new CEO, Daniel Malechuk

On Sept. 17, technology-driven vertical farming company Kalera announced that it has hired veteran foodservice and grocery industry executive Daniel Malechuk as CEO. Kalera’s co-founder and current CEO, Cristian Toma, will move to the role of chief... more

Wish Farms’ ‘generations of sweetness’ celebrated

Berry company Wish Farms recently broke ground on a new headquarters building and rolled out a new marketing tagline, “generations of sweetness.” Based in Plant City, Florida, the company is a grower, marketer and year-round supplier of strawb... more

John Deere revamps entire 110-195 hp 6M Series cab tractors for 2020

The John Deere 6M Tractors, one of the company’s most versatile tractor series in the 110-195 hp range, is getting a significant makeover for 2020. The eight cab models of the 6M Tractors will feature improvements in comfort, visibility, maneuverab... more