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Illinois farm and food groups join for Everything Local Conference

Focused on delivering an unprecedented opportunity to build the local food and specialty crops supply chains, three Illinois organizations teamed up to create the From Food to Flowers: Everything Local Conference. The event, the largest... more »

Managing risk with crop insurance, diversification

Chris Eckert finds himself spending a lot... more »

Staff, headquarters growing at Hazel Technologies

Hazel Technologies is expanding its headquarters in Chicago in order to accommodate a growing staff. The USDA-supported company helps growers, packers, and shippers of produce extend the shelf-life of their fruits... more »

Del Monte VP to keynote United FreshMKT conference

A Del Monte Fresh Produce Senior Vice President, Emanuel Lazopoulos, will highlight innovation as keynote speaker at this year’s United FreshMKT Conference. Hundreds of retail, produce and fresh foods... more »

BRANDT opens new Illinois lab for growers

BRANDT has just completed the construction of a new 2,000 square foot formulations lab in its Pleasant Plains, Illinois production facility. The new lab will serve as a hub for new formulation development and testing,... more »

Speakers, schedule released for Illinois specialty crop conference

A schedule and speakers have been set for the 2018 Illinois Specialty Crop, Agritourism, and Organics Conference. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois, Wednesday through Friday, Jan. 10-12, 2018.... more »

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