The Organic Grower Summit has unveiled the finalists for the 2025 Organic Grower of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere.

In November, Lipman Family Farms is putting its values into action nationwide during the company’s sixth annual Days of Good.

Pure Flavor is announcing the acquisition of a new, state-of-the-art nearly 200,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Romulus, MI. This facility will serve as a central hub for distribution of the company’s fresh, greenhouse-grown produce and will significantly reduce food miles, improve shipping efficiency and enhance overall service to customers.

United Exports, exclusive marketer of OZblu blueberries, announced that its Southern African OZblu farms have achieved the highest score, Platinum Status, in its first independent environmental audits conducted by Sustainability Initiative of South Africa and Linking Environment and Farming. United Exports is the first blueberry producer of this scale to achieve the LEAF certification. 

Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket, is taking immediate, compassionate action to ensure neighbors facing hunger have access to the food they need to thrive. This Gratitude Month, SEG and the SEG Gives Foundation are donating $100,000 in urgent support to Feeding America to help provide more than 1 million meals1 to families in need – reinforcing the grocer’s enduring purpose to empower, feed and enrich the communities it serves.

Smith’s Farm, an East Coast grower of broccoli and cauliflower, has a robust program in the Southeast that plays a crucial role in helping it meet the year-round needs of its retail clients.

Tara Smith, President of Smith’s Farms Sales, said the company is currently transitioning to Southeast production from its summer production in Maine.