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The Sunshine Sweet Corn Farmers of Florida are growing their marketing support for retailers this spring with their first ever television advertising campaign. As part of a partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Fresh From Florida campaign, ads featuring Sunshine Sweet Corn will air in Indianapolis, Buffalo and Raleigh-Durham from April 14 through May 11. The spots will showcase easy-to-prepare recipes with Sunshine Sweet Corn and other Florida produce. …

BrightFarms, Inc., the leading urban agriculture company, today announced that it has completed the upgrade project at its Bucks County (PA) greenhouse farm, which is enabling BrightFarms to more efficiently grow delicious and local baby greens. …

Alberto Ramirez Rivera, former GROW scholar who graduated in 2012 from the University of Colima with a major in agronomy, has recently joined the farming operations of Organics Unlimited. Ramirez is the new general manager of production at Rancho El Tesoro, the company-owned banana farms in southern Mexico.  …

Baloian Farms recently expanded its sales staff with the hiring of Marcel Corella to accommodate recent growth and expansion, of the Nogales sales and procurement office. …

Starting on April 21, the Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) is launching a new long-term promotional campaign entitled “V is for Vidalia.”  The campaign focuses on promoting the versatility and use benefits of Vidalia Onions to consumers. …