The Mango Quality Meter, which measures dry matter and Brix in seconds, is considered a disrupter for an industry that has traditionally depended on labour-intensive methods, and the destruction of many volumes of fruit. …
Tara McHugh, of USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has overseen this alchemy as director of ARS’s Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. Over the course of her career, McHugh has investigated ways to take food-processing waste and turn it into value-added products, such as fruit bars, vegetable crisps and even edible films made from produce. …
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is partnering with local food advocates and farmers across the state to offer produce safety training. …
Directors of the New York Apple Association have re-elected Sarah Dressel Nikles, of Dressel Farms in New Paltz, as chair of the 15-member board for a second year. …
The plan, the result of a year-long, comprehensive effort driven by direct feedback from SAF members and non-members, volunteer leaders and staff, along with expert counsel from an outside third party, empowers the 135-year-old organization to more robustly engage with pressing challenges facing floral professionals today — including a critical labor shortage — and to play a central role in connecting and creating a thriving floral community in the future. …
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