ReposiTrak and National Grocers Association Team Up to Offer Free and Quick Set-Up for Food Traceability Network

November 4, 2022 ReposiTrak

ReposiTrak, a major provider of supply chain, food safety and supplier management technology solutions, is waiving the $2,000 setup fee for food suppliers connecting to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network®. The Network, which is the focus of the recently announced partnership with the National Grocers Association (NGA), is the easiest way for suppliers and their wholesaler and retailer customers to share traceability data that will be required by a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule for high-risk foods, scheduled to be issued this month.

Appharvest Opens 30-Acre High-Tech Indoor Farm to Grow Strawberries and Cucumbers in Somerset, KY

November 4, 2022 AppHarvest

Somerset is third in AppHarvest’s expected four-farm network scheduled to open this year,
which will include 165 acres helping to make AppHarvest
a leading controlled environment agriculture (CEA) producer

Stemilt Breaks Ground on New Automated Pear Packing Line

November 4, 2022 Stemilt

A new pear line facility equipped with automated packing systems, defect sorting, and robotic palletizing will “pear” well with the way Stemilt grows pears.

Southern Hemisphere Cherries, Growing Exports and Challenges -Rabobank

November 4, 2022 Rabobank

A new Southern Hemisphere sweet cherry season has started, with record volumes expected, which will reveal how the return to normal in each producing country is unfolding, and how the main destination markets will behave in the current global situation.

USDA Appoints Members to Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

November 4, 2022 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 25 industry representatives to serve on the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC). The reappointed and newly appointed members will serve two-year terms beginning immediately and ending in October 2024.