Construction should begin this spring on a large hydroponic greenhouse at Eastman Business Park where organic leafy greens will be grown year-round. Clearwater Organic Farms’ ground-breaking is tentatively set for April, nearly a year later than originally...
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) announced that an agreement was reached on the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The deal was reached yesterday, January 23. Eleven countries are set to sign as the US withdrew from TPP a...
“Fresh microgreens aren’t just pretty, they’re healthy too” “We instinctively know that eating micro-leaves has to be good for us”, says Yael Mandel of 2BFresh. This Israeli company, which is a subsidiary of Teshuva Agricultural Projects Ltd. (TAP),...
Winter Storm Grayson delivered a rare snowfall event in Florida on Wednesday, with Tallahassee recording its first snowfall in almost 30 years. The storm brought ice and 3-4″ of snow in some areas of far northern Florida as well as south-eastern Georgia –...
Grufesa, a Moguer-based producer and marketer of berries, and the company AMC Chemical are behind the project “Development of a new integral technology based on different bioefectors to extend the shelf life of strawberries” (IDI-20160667), funded by the...
