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Nov

Innovating a traditional vegetable to capitalize on consumer trends

November 19, 2019

By: Heather Hunt

LaJoie Growers, LLC, started growing beets in 2006 and were impressed with how the vegetable thrived in Maine’s cool climate. One test kitchen and many trials later, this family has turned the ordinary vegetable into a unique value-added product.

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Posted In: Innovation and Emerging Markets

Tags: ag retail, ag revenue, local food, market access, vegetable production
17
Oct

Adding some spice to the Pioneer Valley

October 17, 2019

Kitchen Garden Farm is a 50-acre certified organic vegetable farm that started out with CSA shares for passionate cooks. Today, the farm grows hundreds of varieties of vegetables. However, it's most known for its variety of more than 100 kinds of hot peppers and the unique value-added products the farm produces from those spicy delicacies.

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Tags: fruit & vegetables, local food, niche farming, vegetable production, young & beginning farmers
4
Sep

The Supporting Cast

September 04, 2018

By: Bill Lipinski

If you’ve been to the movies lately and stayed to watch the credits, it’s amazing to see how many people are involved in the production of a feature length film. And while Northeast farms, forest product and fishing businesses may not have as large of a supporting cast as a Hollywood blockbuster, it takes a team to produce the high quality food and fiber that consumers rely upon and enjoy.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: ag education, business management, collaboration, consulting, community support, economy, labor, leadership, local food, scholarship
17
Apr

Apple Industry Outlook: 2018 and Beyond

April 17, 2018

By: Desmond O'Rourke

Since 2000, the U.S. apple industry has been in a state of continual change. Desmond O'Rourke, consultant of food marketing and international trade, discusses this changing industry environment in this outlook as well as future challenges and opportunities for the apple industry.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag outlook, fruit & vegetables, fruit production, local food, produce management, production