Bob and Tom Nunes formed the Nunes Co. Inc., in 1976, creating the Foxy brand. Today that consists of marketing and selling fresh produce grown on more than 22,000 acres in California, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico.

“Our philosophy is to enact business practices that create positive environmental and social impact for local and global communities, our employees, business partners and future generations,” said Stephanie Cantero, communications and marketing coordinator for the Salinas, CA-based company. “We continue to market and sell both conventional and organic products at a high level in

Western Growers and S2G Ventures are now accepting applications for the 2022 AgSharks Competition, a unique event where startup companies pitch their innovations in front of a live audience of the world’s largest specialty crop producers to win a $250,000 minimum investment. Impact-driven entrepreneurs and startups developing technologies that promote a more healthy and sustainable food and agriculture system can apply for the AgSharks Competition at 2022agsharksevent.splashthat.com. Applications close on Monday, Sept. 12.

“With a proven track record of rewarding cutting-edge agtech

In addition to the return to school and busier family schedules for everyone, fall can mean a return to the day-to-day challenges of healthy meal planning.

In response, Dole Food Co. Inc. created 15-Minute-Made Meals, a collection of the produce leader’s often-requested recipes that combine fresh fruit- and vegetable-based ingredients with prep times of 15 minutes or less to deliver easy, healthy and satiating options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.

This latest set of 20 recipes represents the August installment of the “Healthier by Dole” series of nutritious alternatives to

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of nearly $8 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Produce Prescription Program. The funding is part of USDA’s American Rescue Plan efforts and will be administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

GusNIP Produce Prescription projects provide financial and non-financial incentives to income-eligible individuals and families to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables to improve dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.

By bringing together stakeholders from

The Fresh Market and shoppable video platform Firework marked a milestone in their ongoing partnership, which brings next-generation customer experiences to the online grocery shopping space. Earlier this quarter, The Fresh Market surpassed 365 days of total watch time for its Firework-enabled video content —  including all short-form, shoppable video and live commerce content across the company's owned media channels.

Since first implementing Firework's video-driven customer experience platform, The Fresh Market has seen rapid, double-digit growth across a variety of key performance

The spending bill recently passed by the Senate includes $4 billion in drought-relief funding for the Colorado River Basin.

“We appreciate the determination of Senator Kyrsten Sinema and her colleagues to secure substantial new funding for drought-related priorities in the Colorado River Basin, which supports 5.7 million acres of irrigated agriculture including most of the nation’s winter vegetables as well as other high-value foods such as citrus and melons," said Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia.

Not only does the Colorado River supply the water and power needs of nearly 40