Facility Operations
Edible Garden adds production line to Michigan facility
Controlled environment agriculture producer Edible Garden has completed an additional production line at its Michigan facility that will increase prod... continue reading »
Fresh Del Monte Produce divests Mann Packing assets
Fresh Del Monte Produce is selling key assets from its Mann Packing business to Church Brothers Farms, a Salinas, California-based provider of value-a... continue reading »
Dozens of agribusiness groups call for lasting labor reform
Nearly three dozen farm and agribusiness groups are banding together to call for permanent labor wage rate reform. As Congress moves to end the bu... continue reading »
Robotics, AI shaping future of industry workforce
Agtech is branching beyond advanced combines and vertical hydroponics. Like many other industries, agriculture is embracing robotics and artificial in... continue reading »
IFPA’s director of government relations chosen for NCAE leadership role
The director of government relations for the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has been chosen as the new leader for the National Council... continue reading »
SOMIC Packaging open house celebrates US operations
More than 120 guests from around the world attended SOMIC Packaging’s open house at its new North American headquarters in Inver Grove Heights, Minn... continue reading »
Revisions introduced for some H-2A filings, AEWR calculations
New guidelines are revising some H-2A filing processes as well as Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) calculations. Contested aspects of both the tem... continue reading »
Southern states to receive Helene recovery funding
Georgia will receive more than $531 million in federal assistance through a block grant agreement to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene, whi... continue reading »
Fresh carrot grower and distributor expanding into Southeast
Fresh carrot grower and distributor Bolthouse Fresh Foods is expanding into the Southeast with a new growing and packing facility in Georgia. Plant... continue reading »
Industry greets labor developments with cautious optimism
Recent labor decisions have agricultural industry insiders cautiously optimistic that long-lasting reform may be on the horizon. In early Septemb... continue reading »
