Gaining extensive experience in sustainable practices for nearly 165 years, Oppy is addressing its environmental and social stewardship responsibilities in a fresh way with the promotion of Garland Perkins to the refined role of senior manager of innovation and sustainability.

If the March 30 International Fresh Produce Association Town Hall on the European Union’s Green Deal is a good gauge, it appears that the produce industry in Europe is embracing the concept of a more sustainable future and moving in that direction in a deliberate fashion.

URB-E, a compact container delivery network that’s replacing trucks with small electric vehicles, announced its partnership with indoor farming leader Square Roots to enable fast, local delivery of its responsibly grown greens.

The fleet is utilized to deliver fresh produce at Square Roots’ indoor farm in Brooklyn to retail stores across New York City. URB-E’s electric vehicles were successfully deployed starting in December 2021.

Duncan Family Farms, a fourth-generation multi-regional certified organic farm and leading grower of baby leaf items, has earned the Sustainably Grown Certification, making it one of the first organic fresh herb, lettuces, greens and vegetable companies to gain this credential.

One year after announcing their joint research and development work to grow strawberries indoors, Driscoll’s and Plenty Unlimited Inc. are expanding their relationship to build a new indoor vertical farm dedicated exclusively to strawberries. After exceeding the goals set forward for the initial stages of the partnership, the two companies are accelerating efforts to grow Driscoll’s proprietary berries using Plenty’s unique vertical growing platform.

Local Bounti Corp., an indoor agriculture company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire California-based complementary indoor farming company Hollandia Produce Group Inc., which operates under the name Pete's®, for total consideration of $122.5 million, subject to customary adjustments.  The transaction consideration will comprise $92.5 million in cash, expected to be provided pursuant to Local Bounti's existing lending facility with Cargill, and the remaining $30 million of consideration payab