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TIPA mourns the loss of John McClung
Mission, Texas – On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, Mr. John McClung – former President and CEO of the Texas Produce...
USDA cites Florida company for PACA violations
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2020 – As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – October 1, 2021
We’re discussing the bumpy week AppHarvest is having amid a new class action lawsuit filed by investors, PBH’s shift to...
Broccoli, cauliflower prices to keep rising
Demand exceeds supply for California and Mexican broccoli and cauliflower, causing prices to rise, and keep rising into mid-October. “Expect...
USDA to issue Specialty Crops Inspection Certificates, Audit Report in new formats
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will begin issuing inspection certificates and audit reports in several formats as the agency...
GrubMarket hires Head of Software Sales
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket, Inc. BB #:301166 announced today that Bryan Barsness, former co-founder and Vice...
Ceres Imaging raises $23MM to fund aerial imagery and data analytics
As drought and climate change accelerate, the leading aerial imagery and data analytics company readies for solution expansion across the...
CPS project looks at impact of waxes on food safety
September 29, 2021 – Food-grade waxes are applied to a number of produce items before storage and distribution to control...
Hazel Tech expands in the California table grape category with Illume Agriculture
CHICAGO, IL (September 29, 2021) – Hazel Technologies, developer of new USDA-funded technologies to protect produce quality, announces Illume Agriculture...
CFIA expands Jongilpoom brand Enoki Mushroom recall
From: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Ottawa, September 29, 2021 – The food recall warning issued on September 16, 2021 has...
PBH promotes produce for better mood — not just nutrition
Earlier this year the Produce for Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 released data that shows the American fruit and vegetable...
AppHarvest replants indoor farm, secures $25MM credit facility
MOREHEAD, Ky., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc., a leading AgTech company, public benefit corporation and Certified B...
Good Foods launches plant based queso dip
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. – Good Foods, BB #:326876 a category leader of plant based dips and good-for-you products, announces the...
Spring holidays generate $160MM in avocado retail sales
MISSION VIEJO, CA – Retail sales of fresh Hass avocados remained above the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 during the second...
Salinas Valley suffering soil pathogen, plant virus problems
Markon BB #:123315 Live From The Fields It’s been nearly two months since our previous update on soil and crop health in...
Casey’s to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores in Tennessee and Kentucky
ANKENY, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Casey’s General Stores, Inc., a leading convenience store chain in the United States, today announced an agreement...
Delivery platform Avo raises $80M
NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New York- and Israel-based Avo, the fastest growing, vertically integrated residential and office...
Semios raises $100MM to expand agtech platform globally
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Semios, a leading precision-farming platform and one of the world’s largest independent agtech...
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