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USDA creates 12 regional centers, announces $420M in project funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created 12 new regional food business centers to provide national coordination and technical assistance to farm... continue reading »
ISU professor, seed center director Misra new NIFA director
Manjit M. Misra, a longtime professor at Iowa State University and the former director of the university's Seed Science Center, is the new director of... continue reading »
Nominations now open for 2023 Purdue Women in Agriculture awards
Nominations are being accepted until May 1 for the 2023 Purdue Women in Agriculture awards. The awards are an annual recognition of women who are l... continue reading »
Food industry veteran Goulet dies at age 64
A food industry veteran and past chair of the Produce Marketing Association has died. Peter Goulet, 64, died March 24. Goulet, of Saco, Maine, bega... continue reading »
Dole partnering with No Kid Hungry to tackle childhood hunger
Dole Food Co. has renewed its partnership in 2023 with No Kid Hungry, a national campaign working to end childhood hunger in America. The alliance ... continue reading »
Corteva Agriscience to acquire Stoller Group for $1.2 billion
Corteva has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Houston-based Stoller, an independent biologicals company in the industry, for $1.2 billion. W... continue reading »
IFPA announces Root Cause Analysis award recipients
The International Fresh Produce Association has announced recipients of awards recognizing industry efforts to advance root cause analysis. IFPA re... 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 »
IFPA welcomes new board of directors
The board of directors slate for 2023 will officially begin their term at the end of October after a vote by group members. IFPA’s executive comm... continue reading »
Square Roots, GFS expand partnership with Wisconsin facility
Square Roots and Gordon Food Service recently celebrated their largest indoor farm to date, taking another step in their journey to build indoor farms... continue reading »
