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OPN Connect Newsletter 268
4Earth Farms, Whole Foods Leadership to Keynote at OPS, Organic Strawberry Update, New Rodale Study on Cover Crops, Market News, and More...
On the heels of a global pandemic, much has changed over the past two years in the world of grocery retailing—and these changes may influence what lies ahead for the entire fresh produce industry. To discuss the future of grocery retail and its impact on fresh produce, a pair of leaders from Whole Foods, along with its former co-CEO, have been confirmed as panelists for a keynote presentation at OPS 2022.
In the mid-1990s, 4Earth Farms began its journey as a small wholesaler putting together mixers and focusing on the foodservice sector. Over the years, the company has evolved to become a year-round integrated grower-shipper of a handful of core commodities with an emphasis on organic products.
The Rodale Institute California Organic Center recently started a new research project: Replacing Plastic Mulch with Cover Crops in Organic Vegetable Production Systems for Economic Benefit, Soil Health, and Environmental Stewardship. Supported by a CDFA grant, the study will examine cover crops and living mulches as a replacement for plastic mulch in organic strawberry and artichoke production.
The early part of the California strawberry season has gone very well with good supplies, excellent quality, and many weeks of promotable volume—and the industry is just now moving into peak production.
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