Month: August 2016

The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) today announced that advancements in papermaking technology and the availability of high-quality fiber have made it possible to reuse more old corrugated containers (OCC) in the manufacturing process while at the same time maintaining the strength characteristics of new boxes. …

Harvest has officially begun for the 2016 crop of SweeTango apples.  With orchards spread across prime apple-growing regions in Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, and Nova Scotia, Canada, harvest first begins in the West and then moves to the Central and Eastern regions soon thereafter.  …

The National Potato Council (NPC) led a delegation of 12 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff on a tour of Minnesota potato fields. The annual field event gives EPA staff the opportunity to see potato production, discuss pesticide utilization, and interact with farmers outside the confines of Washington, D.C. …

Pace International announced that Rodrigo Cifuentes has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Rodrigo will assume the leadership for the company’s strategic marketing and business development activities to support its expanding product portfolio and geographic presence, along with identifying partnering and acquisition opportunities. …

AeroFarms is one of several companies creating new ways to grow indoors year-round to solve problems like the drought out West, frost in the South or other unfavorable conditions affecting farmers. The company is in the process of building what an industry group says is the world's largest commercial vertical farm at the site of an old steel mill in New Jersey's largest city. …