Month: September 2018

Freight Farms, the leading innovator of smart hydroponic software and containerized growing environments, today announces the addition of Grown by Freight Farms, an on-site vertical farming service, to its product line. With Grown, Freight Farms will not only install its signature hydroponic farm—the Leafy Green Machine™—on site, but staff a designated farmer to operate, monitor, and maintain the farm completely. …

Take heart, peach lovers, no need to grieve for the end of peach season yet. New Jersey peaches are still abundantly available, juicy and flavorful. The season that began late and is running late will continue to have available peaches, through mid/late September, according to growers and packers. …

Organto Foods Inc. an integrated provider of value-added organic vegetables and fruits announced that as part of its strategy to add organic soft fruit to its product portfolio, supply has been established and sales of organic blueberries have commenced into the European market. This represents Organto's first sales of organic soft fruit, a key step in the development of Organto's year-round value-added organic fruits and vegetables product offering. …

The Oxnard, Calif. based avocado leader, Mission Produce, is inspiring all retailers to work smarter, not harder in their latest campaign, “Size Minded.” The campaign is a data-driven merchandising program that offers retailers a strategic tool to develop an ever-evolving avocado category. The program will motivate retailers to grow with consumer demand in a new way and encourages them to capitalize on what the tree is producing by carrying a two-size bulk selection. …

Sakata Seed America is excited to announce phase one completion of the Sakata Seed America Woodland Innovation Center: a new research and production facility in Woodland, California. …