Study: Local Food Taking Bigger Bite From Florida Retail Market Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 8, 2013 According to a University of Florida study, Floridians are buying more food grown locally or regionally and retail […]Read More
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Opinion: Without Agriculture, Florida’s History Is Groundless By Paul Rusnak|April 1, 2013 This month, 500 years ago, the world changed — for the better. In search of the mythical fountain […]
Evaluation Shows Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Program Yielding Postive Results Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 29, 2013 An evaluation released this week by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service and Abt Associates demonstrates the effectiveness of […]
Opinion: Talk Of Sustainability Turns To Transparency Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 27, 2013 The Commodity Classic made its way back to Florida this year with a record crowd. It was another […]
New Ad Campaign Highlights Fresh From Florida Fare Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 26, 2013 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) launched a new “Fresh From Florida” marketing campaign with […]
Blue Diamond Opens Almond Innovation Center Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 14, 2013 Declaring that every major innovation in almonds has come from Blue Diamond, the cooperative’s president and CEO, announced […]
Kennedy Groves Keeps Competitive Edge Through Quality, Transparency By Frank Giles|March 14, 2013 When you consider the challenges facing Florida’s citrus industry, it is clear that much will be expected from […]
Honoring Tops In Farm Marketing Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 12, 2013 The North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA) recently announce the winners of its 2013 Celebrate Excellence Contests. […]
Linking Farms And Schools By David Eddy|March 11, 2013 It’s almost criminal, Jana Nairn was saying, how little of the average food dollar in the U.S. goes […]
Grow Your Farmers’ Market Business By Art King|March 8, 2013 Editor’s note: King presented this information in January 2013 at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention in Pennsylvania. […]
New Intern Fruit Sales Program In Washington Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 6, 2013 FirstFruits Marketing of Washington has created a new intern program in the sales department which has been implemented […]
Lipman Sells Procurement Business By Growing Produce Staff|March 4, 2013 Lipman has divested Fresh Horizon, its procurement solutions business. The company was sold internally to former Lipman employee […]
Perception Of Local Food Much Broader Than You Think: 2012 Florida Ag Expo Extended Coverage Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 1, 2013 The sense of local food is growing, and now there is solid research to back that up. During […]
Connecting New Mexico Farmers To Fresh Food Market Opportunities Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 20, 2013 New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Cooperative Extension Service is facilitating the connection of Middle Rio Grande Valley farmers […]
Market, Regulations Challenge Florida Strawberries By Frank Giles|February 14, 2013 If you were to take a snapshot of Florida’s proud strawberry heritage, one image that might arise would […]
Creating California Ag Leaders By Growing Produce Staff|February 11, 2013 The author of this story, Meredith Rehrman Ritchie ([email protected]), is is a writer/editor for the California Agricultural Leadership […]
Florida Agriculture Celebrates 500 Years Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 11, 2013 “Florida Agriculture: Then and Now,” the traveling exhibit from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), […]
Opinion: GMOs Are Green By David Eddy|February 10, 2013 Late last year I wrote a column, “Frankenfood’ Myth Spurned,” about how pleased I was that a ballot […]
Opinion: Fruit Is The Perfect Snack! By David Eddy|February 6, 2013 This is a time of year for most tree fruit and nut growers to take one last deep […]
Bayer CropScience Helping Kids Make Healthy Lunch Decisions Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 5, 2013 Bayer CropScience has announced it is teaming up with the United Fresh Produce Association Foundation to support “Let’s […]
