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Bayer, AI company start greenhouse vegetable project

Bayer is partnering with Israeli artificial intelligence data analytics company Prospera Technologies Inc. in a program the companies say will optimize profitability and sustainability of greenhouse growing.

Trump waives hours of service rules for emergency transport of food
Trump waives hours of service rules for emergency transport of food

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency because the coronavirus COVID-19 and waived the hours of service rules for truck drivers transporting emergency supplies of produce and other foods.

Once a tree is severely infected with huanglongbing, it will experience premature and excessive fruit drop, like this tree in a California grove.
Texas expands citrus greening quarantine area

The quarantined area for citrus greening disease in Texas has expanded to Brazoria and Galveston counties.

Grimmway Farms CEO Jeff Huckaby (from left), Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black at the grand opening of Grimmway's new Georgia facility.
Perdue attends Grimmway facility opening

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Georgia Agriculture Commission Gary Black and other officials were on hand to for the grand opening of Grimmway Farms’ Sparks, Ga., facility.

Sunset, You Make Me Hungry
Sunset, You Make Me Hungry

Mastronardi Produce, through its Sunset brand, is releasing four “You Make Me Pasta” value-added meal kits at retailers nationwide.