USApple Takes Up Call to End Costly Tariffs

The U.S. Apple Association today joined more than 40 agriculture and food groups to call for the elimination or reduction of U.S. tariffs being imposed on other countries that in turn are harming U.S. agriculture through retaliatory tariffs. In a letter sent to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, the groups said America’s agriculture communities are suffering with higher fuel, machinery and input costs due to the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, inflation and the war on Ukraine, and compounded by decreased market access.

Yerecic Label Joins U.S. Plastics Pact, Committing to Meet Ambitious Circular Economy Goals by 2025

May 27, 2022 Yerecic Label

Yerecic Label joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative to move towards a circular economy for plastics. The initiative is rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions to create a path forward in the United States by 2025.

Grimmway Farms Awards Scholarships to Children of Employees

May 27, 2022 Grimmway Farms

Last month, Grimmway Farms hosted an outdoor reception at its annual company picnic to announce the 2022 recipients of the Grimmway Farms Scholarship Program. The annual program recognizes the superior academic performance of students who have a parent or guardian employed by the company. At the reception, Grimmway honored 29 high school seniors and their families. Six recipients are the first in their families to attend college.

Bowery Farming Unveils New Smart Farm of the Future in Bethlehem, PA

May 27, 2022 Bowery Farming

Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S., today opened its largest, most technologically advanced and sustainable commercial smart farm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Transforming a former Bethlehem brownfield from a non-arable industrial site into modern farmland, the company’s newest commercial farm lays the groundwork for the next chapter in climate-smart agriculture.

Blue Crab Population In Chesapeake Bay Hits Record Low

The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay hit a record low, marking the lowest count in more than three decades of tracking the crustaceans, experts said.