Facility Operations
Growers can have a field day at Purdue Extension event
Purdue Extension’s annual Fruit and Vegetable Field Day offers growers networking and educational sessions on topics including biological controls a... continue reading »
Innovation, durability key to Triangle Packaging’s 100 years of operation
Triangle Packaging Co., a founding member of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), celebrated its centennial anniversary on May 1. ... continue reading »
FreshEdge acquires Chicago-headquartered Testa Produce
Fresh food distributor FreshEdge has acquired Testa Produce, a Chicago-headquartered produce and specialty food distribution business. FreshEdge is... continue reading »
Researchers seek grower input on CEA trends
University of California researchers are seeking grower input on emerging controlled environment agriculture (CEA) trends through a survey. ... continue reading »
Report: Labor shortages driving annual $500K spending on automation
Growers now spend an average of $500,000 a year on automation, according to a Specialty Crop Automation Report released and commissioned by Western Gr... continue reading »
Idaho Steel partners with college on workforce program
International food processing equipment manufacturer Idaho Steel has partnered with the College of Eastern Idaho on an education and workforce develop... continue reading »
Chemical company, pasta maker partner to produce sustainable packaging
Saudi chemical manufacturing company SABIC has teamed up with Italia pasta maker Garofalo to produce a new, sustainable pasta packaging. The packag... continue reading »
Ground broken on 65,000-square-foot food waste processing facility
Food waste management company Divert Inc. has broken ground on a 65,000-square-foot diversion and energy facility in Turlock, California, that will ca... continue reading »
Industrial equipment manufacturer Heat and Control opens Mexico facility
Heat and Control Inc., a global manufacturer of custom industrial processing and packaging equipment, has opened a 356,000-square-foot facility in Mex... continue reading »
AgroFresh enters distribution agreement with sensor tech company
Postharvest solution provider AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has entered into an exclusive global distribution agreement with sensor technology company Stre... continue reading »
