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Impact technology company Divert Inc. announced a new Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility will be opening in Harrison, Ohio, as a way to further their goal of preventing and processing food waste and to bring new job opportunities to the county.  The U.S. produces more than 63 million tons of wasted food annually. At the […]

According to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture, New Zealand's apple cultivated acreage will significantly decrease in 2023/24. The drop is forecast to be substantial, from 11,000 at the start of 2022/23 to 9,200 hectares.  The considerable decline can be pinned to the impacts of adverse weather patterns with calamities such as […]

Press release (USDA) WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is allocating $300 million to 66 U.S. organizations, under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), to build demand for American food and farm exports in high-potential markets around the globe. Secretary Vilsack launched RAPP in […]

Press release (Truterra) ARDEN HILLS, Minn., May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Truterra, a leading agricultural sustainability business that offers consultation, tools and solutions for the ag and food value chain, today announced that its carbon program has paid more than $21 million to farmers for the sequestration and reduction of over 1.1 million metric tons […]

Optimal spring weather conditions this season have provided relief to growers, with the Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG) pegging the 2024 crop at 20.9 million cartons.

Florida's avocado sector has been battling with Laurel Wilt (LW) for years and has witnessed a loss of more than 300,000 trees and incurring financial damages of more than $46 million. South Florida, the state's region with the largest production of avocados, is currently under attack.  According to the University of Florida, avocados account for […]

The company said it plans to cut prices for 5,000 products, which they say will "collectively save consumers millions of dollars," for products like milk, bread, soda, fresh fruit, and vegetables, among others.

The main destination for frozen berries from Ukraine is the European Union, with Poland representing the highest share of exports. 

Exports will be driven by growth in bi-red apples such as Gala, Cripps Red, and Big Bucks in the Pink Lady variety.

The World Avocado Organization says the report "Getting Smashed, The Climate Danger Facing Avocados," singles out the avocado industry as one of the main culprits for water shortage and climate change.  The organization released a press release stating they "deplore the paper," because its largely built on incorrect facts from non-scientific sources like gardening magazines […]