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Lipman Farms ups vegetable production for winter produce
Lipman Family Farms, North America’s largest field tomato and vegetable grower, value-added packer and distributor, will be increasing production of... continue reading »
Equitable Food Initiative announces new hires
Equitable Food Initiative, the multistakeholder workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailer... continue reading »
The Produce Traceability Initiative launches Traceability Technology Working Group
The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), consisting of numerous key members, has created a group to prepare for implementing section 204 of the FSMA... continue reading »
Cloud-enabled temperature logger sticks on package like shipping label
Tive, a global provider of supply chain and logistics technology, has released Tive Tag, a cloud-enabled temperature logger that looks like a flexible... continue reading »
No speed limit for IFPA’s accelerator program
We know that the produce industry, providing the healthiest products on the planet, is positioned to help address public health issues and in turn, to... continue reading »
Location a key factor to vertical farming success
The recent IDTechEx report, "Vertical Farming 2022-2032," details the economic and technological factors shaping this rapidly growing industry. Ver... continue reading »
Supporting the future
Lipman Family Farms includes sustainability throughout its North American production. The Immokalee, Florida, farm has expanded from growing tomatoes ... continue reading »
Indoor Berries
Driscoll’s, in partnership with Plenty Unlimited, is planning an indoor growing facility designed to marry strawberry growing expertise with vertica... continue reading »
Local Bounti opens high-tech controlled environment agriculture facility in Georgia
Local Bounti Corp. has begun farming operations at its new innovative controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facility in Byron, Georgia. "We are ... continue reading »
Berkeley Lights Inc. and Aanika Biosciences identify antimicrobial peptide to increase food safety
Berkeley Lights Inc., a digital cell biology company, and Aanika Biosciences, a biotech startup using edible microbial tags to improve food safety, ha... continue reading »