Month: March 2024

FAO Urges More Cooperation In Banana Sector, Significant for Some Least Developed and Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries and Smallholder Farmers

March 22, 2024 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The 4th Global Conference of The World Banana Forum (WBF), hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was held at FAO headquarters to discuss an array of challenges faced by banana producers, including the impacts of the climate crisis, high energy and fertilizer costs, and the spread of the destructive Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease. …

Vertical Farm Planted Detroit Back in Business With New Partners

March 22, 2024 Jena Brooker, Bridge Detroit

An indoor vertical farm on Detroit’s east side is back in business after shutting its doors and laying off more than 70 employees last year due to financial issues.  …

Taylor Farms Pledges $2 Million to Support Cal Poly’s New Plant Sciences Complex

March 22, 2024 Taylor Farms

Taylor Farms, a family-owned, Salinas-based company and North America’s leading producer of salads and healthy fresh foods, has pledged $2 million to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences’ new Plant Sciences Complex. This gift will help fund the new George Wurzel Plant Sciences Building, which will be the teaching and research hub of the Plant Sciences Complex. …

Best of Show and Silver Saw Blade Awarded to Hermann Wurst Haus at the Missouri Association of Meat Processors Competition

March 21, 2024 American Association of Meat Processors

The Hermann Wurst Haus and Fulton Wurst Haus won a combined total of 24 prestigious awards for their artisan, hand-crafted smoked sausages, and smoked meats at the Missouri Association of Meat Processors 85th annual convention and trade show held at Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia, Mo, March 1-3, 2024, at this statewide Meat Product Competition. …

Wanchese Fish Company Appoints Jack Crouch as National Sales Manager

March 21, 2024 Cooke Inc.

Wanchese Fish Company, part of the Cooke family of companies, has appointed Jack Crouch as its National Sales Manager. Mr. Crouch brings more than a decade of experience in seafood processing, distribution, and supply chain. …