Industry Announcements

President of CMI Orchards, Bob Mast, Awarded 2023 Apple Citizen of the Year

Over the past two decades at CMI, Mast was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and eventually, in 2013, President—a perfect position for a natural-born leader with spectacular initiative and a passion for produce.
March 23 , 2023

TOMRA Food to share expert insights at World Avocado Congress

Leader in sorting, grading, and packing solutions to host industry events, show new packing line solution, and make presentations on latest technologies
March 22 , 2023

How end-to-end line solutions for cherry packhouses are improving efficiencies and profitability

Changes in the cherries business are bringing new challenges as global demand is rising and exports are booming. Packhouses are under pressure to handle greater volumes and at the same time, they must also maintain or improve product quality. There are sensor based solutions that make this possible as Benedetta Ricci Iamino, Global Category Director for Cherries at TOMRA Food, explains.
March 20 , 2023

John Johnston joins Naturipe Farms as Director of Premium Products

This new position aligns with Naturipe’s long-term focus on premium products, which will leverage their grower/owner investments in proprietary genetics.
March 17 , 2023

Share-Ify adds senior vice president to executive team

March 15 , 2023

BASF Venture Capital GmbH invests in WayBeyond

March 14 , 2023

Highlights of the GreenTech Americas Conference

March 13 , 2023

Braga Fresh installs new technology to gather real-time CO2 data

Braga Fresh has been field testing the Agrology platform to measure soil carbon respiration changes based on cultural practices employed in its regenerative farming trials.
March 08 , 2023

SiCar Farms is Greener, Cleaner, Better

This initiative was carried out in record time being completed in just five weeks
March 07 , 2023

RJ Andrus of Idaho elected National Potato Council President

During the Annual Meeting of the Voting Delegates, RJ Andrus of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was elected to serve as the Council’s President for the next 12 months.
March 06 , 2023