Tag: sustainability

On this day 40 years ago, two families who migrated to the Salinas Valley chasing the California dream, shook hands and established a company that would impact the fresh produce and agriculture industry forever.

While vertical farming techniques have recently been producing an increasing amount of our food requirements, Local Leaf Farms, an innovative company with big ideas has developed a novel approach to further reduce food miles and logistics headaches.

In the three years since environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have occupied the center space in the attention of the business world, people have come to talk about greenwashing. Then there’s “greenhushing.”

Even Nutjobs can be winners. I am not speaking of your everyday lunatic but a company of that name, which won a record $6 million grant from Western Growers’ AgSharks at WGA’s annual convention in Las Vegas.

Duncan Family Farms, a leading grower of certified organic baby leaf items and fresh herbs, offers retailers merchandising and sales support with their line of 18 fresh, organic herb varieties heading into the holiday cooking season.

On November 3, a group including some of the world’s largest and most influential agribusiness companies launched an action plan to promote sustainable farming practices around the world.

Verdant Technologies was awarded the International Fresh Produce & Floral Association Science & Technology Circle of Excellence Award at this year’s Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, Florida.

Carbon credits for agriculture show a lot of promise, but the industry remains in its infancy.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers, and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, released today its 2021 Sustainability Report, reporting for the first time in alignment with the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) within Agricultural Products for the food and beverage industry and reports in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), including mapping to the sector standard for Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fishing.

Kapi Kapi Growers, one of the leading producers of premium pineapples and bananas in the world, announces its debut at the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show next week in Orlando, Florida.