Top 5 - Organic News to Help You Grow #306

1. Braga Fresh to Host Free Seminar on Cover Crops 

Organic farming company, Braga Fresh, is co-hosting a free, day-long seminar for area growers at the company’s farm in Soledad on Thursday, February 16. Co-hosted by Sustainable Conservation and the Monterey County Farm Bureau, the event will cover the practical knowledge of cover cropping on the Central Coast and how cover crops can assist growers with complying with Ag Order 4.0 by obtaining a cover crop nitrogen removed credit.  Read More

2. What Lies Ahead for Organic Produce in 2023?

Following a recent report stating that 2022 sales of fresh organic produce grew by 3 percent while volume declined by –3.7 percent, where does that leave the outlook for 2023 on organic produce? As one organic shipper notes, many factors affect consumer behavior to purchase organic produce.   Read More

3. A.V. Thomas Produce Merges with Yagi Bros. Produce 

A.V. Thomas Produce Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement with Yagi Bros. Produce, one of the original sweet potato growers, packers, and shippers in California, which started in 1947.   Read More

4. Driscoll's Appoints Wyard Stomp to Managing Director of Driscoll’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa 

Driscoll’s is taking even more steps to continue delighting shoppers through the joy provided by delicious, high-quality berries—this time with the appointment of a new leader. The berry provider recently revealed it has promoted Wyard Stomp to Managing Director, Driscoll’s of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).  Read More

5. “We’re Reaching a Point Where Conventional Costs More Than Organic” 

"Things are ever dynamic and tumultuous, and no different for organic than conventional. The organic sector keeps gradually growing. Sometimes demand's too high; sometimes, there's a temporary shortage or a conversion boom, and then demand must grow alongside that. That has its own dynamics," begins Jan Groen, founder and owner of Green Organics, referring to the effect current economic dynamics is having on the organic sector.  Read More