If the vegetables inside these boxes were never destined for the landfill, then the growth of ugly produce companies threatens to make the food waste problem worse, according to co-author Eric Holt-Gimenez, the executive director of Food First. The companies, while well-intentioned, are now competing with the other players in the surplus market, incentivizing farmers to overproduce to meet that demand. …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Mushroom Council. The appointees will serve three-year terms from Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2021. …
As part of their Pears for Pairs national marketing campaign benefiting homeless charities, the staff at Rainier Fruit pitched in to make a difference not just nationally, but also at home, raising over $1300 during a holiday dessert auction and coming together to donate hundreds of pairs of socks and towels to the Union Gospel Mission in Yakima, WA. …
he 2019 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held January 29 to 31, 2019, at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Over 2,400 fruit, vegetable, and berry growers and other industry persons from throughout the mid-Atlantic region and beyond are expected to attend. This year’s convention will again feature several pre-convention workshops, a farm market bus tour, and a trade show with over 165 exhibitors plus three full days of six or more concurrent educational sessions. …
Production of soft-shell crabs in the region has dropped dramatically in the past few decades for a variety of reasons. …
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