The Avocado Institute highlighted three main topics the industry is focusing on that all work together to protect the environment and enhance biodiversity.
Niman Ranch, a premium meats brand subsidiary of Perdue Farms, recently announced that the Jovaag family in Austin, Minn., would be the 2022 Sustainable Farmer of the Year.
One of the main differences between the produce departments of yesterday and today, said Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of San Antonio-based 210 Analytics, is the enormous surge in packaged and value-added products.
On its main farm in Yerington, Nev., Yerington-based Peri & Sons Farms plants the Nevada White and Sweetie Sweet branded onions the company is best known for, in addition to other onion varieties, said Teri Gibson, Peri’s director or marketing and customer relations.