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1. Organic Farmers to Harvest Record Acres in 2019
Organic commodity farms will harvest a record number of acres across the U.S. this year despite the weather and trade challending plaguing agriculture in 2019. According to the Annual Acreage Report, released Sept. 9 by Mercaris, farmers will harvest 3.1 million acres of U.C. land certified for organic field crop production, an increase of 7 percent over 2018.
2. Kroger First to Take Apeel Produce Coast-to-Coast
The Kroger Co. and Apeel Sciences announced Sept. 18 that Apeel’s “longer-lasting” avocados will be available in more than 1,100 Kroger stores in the U.S. Kroger will also introduce two new produce categories, Apeel asparagus and Apeel limes, through a pilot in its Cincinnati market this fall.
3. Calavo Growers Publishes First-Ever Sustainability Report
Sustainability is one of the industry’s biggest buzzwords, and growers and suppliers are continuously making efforts to become more environmentally conscious. Calavo Growers took another step towards this ideal when it announced its publication of the first-ever sustainability highlights report.
4. Organto Expands Avocado Supply Chain
Organto Foods Inc, an integrated provider of fresh organic and conventional vegetables and fruits announced the expansion of its avocado supply chain with the addition of a strategic grower based in Colombia.
5. CCOF Webinar: Organic 101 for Small and Midsized Farms
Join the CCOF Foundation for the first webinar in their Farmers’ Marketing: Tools for Success series that demystifies the organic certification process for farms that sell directly to consumers.
