The South Carolina Department of Corrections, joined by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and South Carolina-based AmplifiedAg Inc., received legislative approval to build a vertical farming facility and training program at Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution, a women's prison located in Columbia, SC.

With the International Fresh Produce Association Global Produce & Floral Show taking place in Babé Farms’ home state of California this year, the company's team is out in full force.

With criminal enterprise becoming increasingly sophisticated, companies are more vulnerable than ever to potentially crippling data breaches that can cause serious and costly disruptions to their businesses.

Luckily for organizations in the produce industry, ZAG Technical Services has the expertise to help prevent such breaches from happening, as well as to minimize damage if a breach does indeed occur.

Volm Cos. will be exhibiting at the International Fresh Produce Association Global Produce & Floral Show assembling a team of its top professionals who hope to network, strengthen relationships with customers and suppliers, and participate in general and educational sessions and other events such as the Race for a Healthier World 5K.

Cost of inputs, commodity pricing volatility and weather unpredictability limit the fresh produce sector as a vital industry for feeding a growing global population sustainably, according to a ProducePay survey that explored business stability for produce stakeholders in the United States and Latin America.

Highlights from the survey include:

Citing a host of challenges facing the global fresh produce and floral community — ranging from geopolitical tensions, extreme weather events, consumer health trends, emergent technologies like generative AI and more — International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns emphasized action and advocacy as the vehicles through which the organization and its members will overcome these hurdles together in the second annual State of the Industry address at the 2023 Global Produce & Floral Show in Anaheim, CA.