This fall, Produce for Kids and select grocery stores will be launching the Healthy Schools, Healthy Minds campaign to raise money for local health and nutrition-based classroom projects in each of the participating retailers’ markets through DonorsChoose.org. In addition, Produce for Kids will be continuing its partnership with Sprout®, the 24-hour preschool television channel. …
As Whole Foods prepares to open the Detroit store in May, it’s planning to triple its store count to 1,000 and boost sales by opening locations in underserved areas and smaller markets. Whole Foods is just the latest grocer to see opportunity in so- called food deserts and other areas where finding fresh fruit and vegetables is a chore. …
Certified Greenhouse Farmers and SureHarvest have begun collaboration on a next generation sustainability certification platform based on the principles of performance metrics, technology innovation, continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement. …
Canada's supply-managed dairy system has largely met its primary policy objectives of reducing the industry's chronic milk surpluses and providing both increased and stable returns to farmers. But addressing these long-standing problems has come at a cost — reducing the industry's overall economic competitiveness and performance and complicating Canada's international trade relationships, according to a Conference Board of Canada report that looks at the historical evolution of the supply management system. …
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has joined forces with nearly 40 other farm and ranch organizations to raise public awareness of the need for Congress to pass a new, comprehensive, five-year farm bill before current farm programs expire in September. …
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