Lidl To Open Three Supermarkets In Cumberland County, NJ
The Lidl company has local approvals for stores in Millville, Vineland and Upper Deerfield Township, and construction of the Vineland facility is already underway. …
Month: January 2017
Vertical Harvest Hydroponics Of Alaska Honored As Farm Bureau Entrepreneur Of The Year
Vertical Harvest Hydroponics of Alaska is the American Farm Bureau Federation's Entrepreneur of the Year. Team leads Linda Janes and Dan Perpich won AFBF's Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge by beating three other teams from across the nation. …
Hy-Vee Introduces ‘Ugly’ Produce To Complement Food Waste Diversion Efforts
Hy-Vee has partnered with Robinson Fresh, one of the largest produce companies in the world, to offer its unique line of Misfits® produce. Misfits provides customers more fruit and vegetable variety at a lower cost while also helping to reduce produce waste. …
Incentives May Spur Poor Families To Buy More Fruits, Veggies
A quick chat with low-income families about financial incentives to eat more fruits and vegetables increased consumption of these items, U.S. researchers say. …
Cranberry Marketing Order Referendum Scheduled To Begin Jan. 23
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a referendum Jan. 23 through Feb. 13, 2017, on a proposed amendment to the federal marketing order for cranberries grown in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State of New York. …