NAPAR’S 22nd Annual Pete Class Memorial Golf Tournament is Scheduled for May 8th

March 24, 2021 NAPAR

More than 100 golfers from the industry will tee-off on the challenging Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough, NJ, in a shotgun start at 8:30 in the morning. The round will be followed by recognition of the winners and a raffle, featuring cash prizes, consumer electronics and golf equipment.

Bowery Farming Announces Expansion of its Protected Produce to Albertsons Companies’ Safeway and Acme Stores Across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

March 24, 2021 Bowery Farming

Bowery Farming, the largest U.S. vertical farming company serving almost 800 grocery stores and major e-commerce platforms, today announced that it is now providing Albertsons Companies, Inc. with Bowery’s wildly flavorful Protected Produce that’s local, safe and sustainable, to an initial 275 Safeway and Acme stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Jacobs Farm del Cabo’s Climate-Focused Initiative

March 24, 2021 Jacobs Farm del Cabo

Jacobs Farm del Cabo is addressing climate change with a new program that identifies climate-related risks and adaptation challenges for vulnerable smallholder farms and develops solutions to reduce these risks, ensuring their farms thrive far into the future.

FPAA Announces Exciting Lineup for Annual Policy Summit Focused on Advancing the Imported Produce Industry

On the heels of a successful Tomato Week 2021, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) has shifted focus to the upcoming Spring Policy Summit 2021 (SPS21). This year the Spring Policy Summit will be hosted virtually from April 21st- 23rd, 2021 and will include presentations on some of the most important topics for the fresh produce industry.

Fair Trade USA Calls Attention to Farmworker Awareness Week

March 24, 2021 Fair Trade USA

As essential farmworkers continue to be directly affected by the ongoing health, social, and economic challenges brought on by COVID-19, Fair Trade USA strives to highlight the hard-working farmworkers to help facilitate greater awareness around the issues they face and the industry crisis.