Month: June 2014

Fruit and vegetable producers and packing houses now have a streamlined solution available to achieve GFSI-benchmarked certification with IFS Food and the United Fresh Harmonized Standard, as well as a one-stop approach using GLOBALG.A.P. for primary production – reducing cost and driving efficiency. …

BrightFarms has emerged as the leading urban agriculture company, with more than $100 million in backlogged projects, close to $20 million in capital raised to date, and its first 1.3 acre prototype farm successfully operating and selling under the industrys first Produce Purchase Agreements. …

Registration is now open for The Washington Conference, the annual policy summit of the United Fresh Produce Association in the nation’s capital. The Washington Conference the only annual event where the produce industry’s most prominent and influential executives gather for strategic, face-to-face dialogue with key members of Congress, their staffs and top regulatory officials. The event is recognized across the industry for its importance as a venue for produce leaders to address key policy issues with their elected representatives. …

Mikel Ann Miller was recognized as the 2014 Agricultural Woman of the Year for Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties at an annual event hosted by Ag Against Hunger on June 6 at Paraiso Vineyards in Soledad. …