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Blueberries are super stars among health food advocates, who tout the fruit for not only promoting heart health, better memory and digestion, but also for improving night vision. Scientists have taken a closer look at this latter claim and have found reason to doubt that the popular berry helps most healthy people see better in the dark. Their report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry. …

The newly installed wind turbine is yet another illustration of Taylor Farms’ commitment to sustainability. On November 18, 2014, Taylor Farms Retail began operating one of the Salinas Valley’s first wind turbines as part of the company’s clean energy strategy. …

Locus Traxx Worldwide and Owyhee Produce announced a partnership that will allow Owyhee’s customers the ability to track and monitor live load temperature and location. …

As the holiday season approaches, GloriAnn Farms and partner Five Crowns Marketing are getting into the giving spirit. After two months of promotions, GloriAnn Farms is excited to announce this year’s charitable contributions totaled just shy of $40,000! For the third year in a row, donations were made to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF). …

The Star Group through Consolidated Fruit Packers (CFP) is expanding with its own state of the art packing facility in the Southern Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. …