The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, which works to develop relationships with members from all sectors of the agricultural industry —from growers to processors to retailers — will be an exhibitor at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Conference and Trade Show in Montreal as it does each time the show is held in Eastern Canada.

Square Roots, the technology leader in indoor farming, and Gordon Food Service, one of the largest food distributors in North America, today announced the opening of a new climate-controlled, indoor farm in Springfield, OH.

North American Produce Buyers LTD has long been a supporter of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association and its annual trade show. With the big event set to return to an in-person format for the first since COVID-19 sent the world into quarantine, the company is especially excited to participate.

Gwillimdale Farms announced the debut of a brand new and fully automated potato grading system — equipped with artificial intelligence — to its one-stop shop. This new system has multiple different parameters set to meet the required specifications of size, volume, shape, grade and deviation. This investment allows a big move toward sustainable agriculture and the production of reducing food waste for Gwillimdale and its customers.

Last week the Idaho Potato Commission participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the University of Idaho’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to officially recognize the opening of the new Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory. The state-of-the-art facility is critical to maintaining the quality of one of Idaho’s most important agricultural commodities, the potato.

Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., funded the University of Cincinnati to execute an independent clinical research study to learn how retailers, like Kroger, serve as an important healthcare destination by leveraging food and nutrition education to support the health and wellbeing of shoppers.