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Valley Irrigation to launch crop management platform

[caption id="attachment_22287" align="alignright" width="275"] Valley365 connected crop managementPhoto: PRNewsfoto/Valley Irrigation[/caption] Valley Irrigation plans to release in early 2020 a new single-source platform for connected crop manag... more

Fruit brands to be presented at Asia Fruit Logistica

Dazzle, Jazz and Envy apples will be among some of the biggest brands promoted at the Asia Fruit Logistica expo, which runs Sept. 4-6 in Hong Kong with exhibitors from some 42 different countries. BayWa and T&G Global will present their broad ... more

Arrigoni develops Protecta Ultra screen for stone fruit operations

Cultivation of cherries, kiwifruit, berry fruits or other stone fruits is one of the most complex, considering their sensitivity not only to insect pest and bird attack but also to cracking and fruit rot in conditions of excessive rainfall and unpr... more

Steve Lutz joins Category Partners as VP of insights, innovation

Steve Lutz has joined Category Partners LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho, as vice president of Insights and Innovation. Lutz most recently was the vice president of member engagement at the Produce Marketing Association, a position he left in early August.... more

Agreement in principle reached on trade between US, Japan

The U.S. and Japan have announced an agreement in principle on a new agricultural trade deal. Japan Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump jointly announced the agreement in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25. Trump said Japan wou... more

Webinars to be offered by Organic Trade Association

A series of webinars through the end of the year will be held by the The Organic Trade Association and the Organic Center. From the Organic Trade Association, a retailing-geared webinar on the best labeling practices for organic non-food products... more

NAMA namesProfessional Development Awards of Excellence winners

The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named three marketing and agricultural leaders as winners of the 2019 Professional Development Awards of Excellence. According to a news release, the NAMA Professional Development Awards of Excell... more