North American greenhouse lettuce grower Revol Greens has hired produce industry veteran Matt Roy as vice president of foodservice. Roy brings more than 25 years of fresh produce and controlled environment agriculture experience to the role.

BelleHarvest, a grower-owned distributor of fresh apples in Michigan, celebrated National Apple Month with a Curious Pairings event in Grand Rapids, MI, on Saturday, Oct. 16.

The three-part event was a day-long immersion where young-adult influencers were paired with The Ginger Chef, Jennifer Zirkle-Grawburg for an exploration of flavors and recipes featuring BelleHarvest’s apples. Influencers were invited to pick fruit, create curious culinary pairings, then serve the pairings to a group of BelleHarvest’s growers and team members.

These individual mini tarts have sweet sliced California strawberries fanned out on a lemony light and airy whipped cheesecake filling. Paired with a super easy gluten-free almond flour crust, this is a recipe everyone can enjoy! Recipe by Sarah of Snixy Kitchen.

Leroy Goehring started his agricultural career in Bakersfield, CA, in the late 60s and is retiring from the business about 80 miles up the road in Visalia more than a half century later. But the short distance between start and finish doesn’t begin to tell the story of a diversified career that included stints in New York City, Seattle and Reno, NV.

Goehring was born in Bakersfield on the family farm in 1942, where his father grew several crops, including potatoes, cotton and citrus. Citrus would become his specialty.

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania and Vermont, partnered with Pandol Bros. to honor U.S. veterans.  Now through Veterans Day you can find specially packaged red, black and green grapes in participating Tops Friendly Markets stores that will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

Yara North America Inc. with Heliae Agriculture has launched the BetterSoil Alliance to support the California almond industry in the pursuit of sustainable farming practices to improve water productivity and soil health, while decreasing their carbon footprint. Through the alliance, sustainably focused solutions will be put to the test to understand their collective impact on critical issues the almond industry faces, including water scarcity, drought and rising temperatures; all which are challenging the long-term viability of the almond industry.