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Excited to share insights from our Vice President of Product Management, Brian Bocock, on the booming California domestic blueberry crop! 🫐 Discover how our team at Naturipe Farms is contributing to this fruitful success story in the latest article. https://loom.ly/yCq518o #BlueberrySeason #CaliforniaProduce

Check out this great read! 🗞️ Alex Radu, Technical Manager for the Agrovista fruit team, shares invaluable advice for growers: diversify your control strategies with a mix of products and active ingredients. Click the link below to find out more. 👇

NatureSweet Inaugurates New Arizona Greenhouse NatureSweet, a prominent brand in the snacking tomato industry, has opened a new greenhouse facility in Bonita, Arizona, marking a significant expansion of its operations. The project is expected to create around 250 agricultural jobs in the next three years and involve an investment of over $5 million in the facility, which will have a positive economic impact on Arizona. The company's decision to expand its operations in Arizona is a strategic commitment aimed at promoting innovation, collaboration, and growth in the state. NatureSweet plans to utilize over 44 acres of greenhouse space to extend its product line from D'Vines cherry tomatoes to other conventional and organic products. The expansion has received support from Arizona's officials, including Governor Katie Hobbs and Congressman Juan Ciscomani, who recognize its potential to strengthen the local economy and agriculture industry. Rodolfo Spielmann, President & CEO of NatureSweet, emphasized the company’s commitment to Arizona, stating, “Choosing Arizona to plant our seeds is more than just a strategic decision, it’s a commitment to innovation, collaboration, and the incredible opportunities that the state offers.” Read more here -> https://lnkd.in/eA99VGd5 #igrownews

Some time ago I submerged an avocado pit in a jar water, with the hopes of developing it into a tree that grows fresh avocados. Reminiscent of a third grade science project, I was amazed at how quickly the pit sprouted roots. A few weeks later the jar was overgrown with roots and I transferred the pit to a small soil container. Although scary to imagine what could go wrong, I knew it would never become an avocado tree if I left it in a small jar of water. Over the next several months I watched the stem grow taller and taller, and each time it seemed like it was outgrowing its container I transferred it into a larger one. The plant was thriving at almost 12 inches tall and it even had a few leaves on the stem. 🌿 However, it came time that I needed to prune it to ever give it a chance to sprout new "limbs." I was terrified of losing everything this pit had developed into over the last year. Nonetheless, I grabbed the pruning shears and cut 9 inches down the stem. For months nothing happened but I just kept tending to it. Finally, when spring time rolled around, I noticed two new stems had sprouted, each with a brand new leaf. *insert sigh of relief* It worked! Today, at least two years after I placed that avocado pit in a jar of water, my baby avocado plant stands about three feet tall with multiple limbs covered in leaves. My next move? Plant it in the ground. The point of this story (aside from the fact that you can grow a plant from a store bought avocado) is that stepping out of your comfort zone is invaluable in the pursuit of growth. To all my colleagues, partners, and collaborators from the last three years, it is bittersweet to announce that I am wrapping up my final days at Antech as I take my next leap forward in my professional growth.

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Ag Trip DAY 1 - It all starts with a great seed - Heinz Seed🌱 This week, I'm thrilled to join Kraft Heinz Global Agriculture trip in California, where the team is discovering cutting-edge practices and sharing the secrets behind growing & processing the world's best tomatoes, essential for crafting top-notch ketchup. Did you know that Heinz Ketchup is not coming just from any seed? That's right! In order to have the BEST ketchup in the world, you must process the best 🍅🍅🍅 of the world, and for that you need to work hard in order to get 'the best tomato seeds of the world'. And this is exactly what Heinz Seeds is for - the team here in California, does an amazing job researching, experimenting and finding the best seed varieties that are appropriate for all the conditions that occur where #HeinzKetchup is produced around the world. And as Patrick Sheridan, VP of Global Agriculture & Sustainability, aptly put it today, “We’re not searching for a one-size-fits-all solution; we’re here to ensure that each seed is perfectly suited to each field and condition.” 🌿 Off to a good sleep and a great Day 2 😀 #Agriculture #Tomato #Ketchup #GlobalAgricultureTeam #TomatoBestPractices #KraftHeinz #Heinz

● Today we perform the🧪🥼 experiment of titratable acidity in cabbage🥬 in our lab under the guidance of our assistant professor (Diksha Thakur mam) CGC jhanjeri. #Objective ● The purpose of this experiment to determine the total acidity of fruits and vegetables. This procedure can be used to determine the total acidity of most natural fruit juices without further preparation. 🧪🧪 #Procedure •Here's the step by step procedure mentioned below: 1. Using your 10 mL graduated cylinder, measure out 5.00 mL of juice into the flask. 2. If the juice is highly colored, measure a smaller volume of (1.00 - 2.00 mL) sample. 3. Dilute the juice to approximately 100 mL with distilled water. 4. Add 5 drops of phenolphthalein indicator. 5. Record the initial volume of standardized NaOH solution obtained in last week’s experiment to the nearest 0.01 mL. 6. Titrate the prepared juice solution to the phenolphthalein endpoint. 7. Record the final burette reading to the nearest 0.01 ml. #agriculture #laboratory #experiment #horticulture

Multi-stage tomato fruit recognition method based on improved YOLOv8 Frontiers https://lnkd.in/gp-V7YK8

A tremendous discussion about biodynamic agriculture!

Check out this recent article from American Agriculturalist! It's how we do organic - Eastern Shore style 🚜 👍