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AEM Launches New AEM Member Education Webinar Series

Michele Catinari — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:00:16 +0000

There’s no doubting the importance of keeping up on the latest and most prominent trends, technologies, opportunities, and threats impacting the equipment manufacturing industry – both now and in the not-too-distant future.

AEM members have long relied on Association leaders and staff to provide valuable information and insights on a variety of topics. And, with that fact in mind, AEM is pleased to announce the launch of a Member Education Webinar Series, designed to provide education on industry-related topics, promote member engagement, and highlight Association services.

“Member engagement is the lifeblood of every association. Active, engaged, passionate, and, most importantly, successful members help ensure a bright future for AEM and the equipment manufacturing industry. We’re excited to offer these webinars as part of our ongoing efforts to make sure we’re fulfilling our mission – to be the leading organization in North America enabling equipment manufacturers to be successful in the global marketplace.”

said AEM Director of Education Programs Helen Horner.

The dates and topics of this year’s series of member webinars are as follows, and additional information about the first webinar in the series can be found below:

April 7 – Workforce Development Organizational Assessment
April 15 – Autonomy
May 25 – Cybersecurity
June 17 – Electrification
July 15 – Statistics Information and Opportunities for Members
June 24 – Legislative and Regulatory Updates
Aug. 5 – Precision Agriculture
Oct. 14 – Market Intelligence Information and Opportunities for Members
Dec. 9 – Political Outlook

Online education concept with person using a laptop on a white table

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EIMA prepares the Digital Preview for the exhibition

Michele Catinari — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:00:05 +0000

Countdown to EIMA Digital Preview, the virtual preview of EIMA International held from 11 to 15 November.

A few weeks later, the Preview will be followed by the physical review of EIMA International, which was rescheduled due to the COVID 19 emergency from 3 to 7 February at the BolognaFiere exhibition spaces. Both events are organized by FederUnacoma, the Italian association of agricultural machinery manufacturers.

Despite being an absolute novelty, EIMA Digital Preview has already polarized the interest of operators and exhibitors. Like the traditional event, it aims to play a strategic role in the landscape of virtual trade exhibitions. A few days after registration was opened – the organizers explain – more than 520 companies (out of the over 1,600 booked) have finished setting up their virtual rooms, and more than a thousand businesspeople from all over the world have registered for the digital event https://www.eima.it/en/visitatori/userform.php). According to FederUnacoma, this second figure is bound to grow exponentially in the coming days.

EIMA Digital Preview is based on a platform conceived and developed specifically for the virtual exhibition, which is divided into 15 “product category planets”, representing the 14 specialization sectors of EIMA International, plus one dedicated to services. Inside the virtual rooms, the participating companies can take advantage of ample space to present new products and conference rooms for Business to Business meetings. On the other hand, a specific area of the platform is dedicated to technical meetings, topical analysis, and company press conferences, with a full calendar of events that already today, 40 days before the event, includes more than 50 scheduled events.

As the first industry event after last spring’s lockdown, the digital preview was promoted with the aim of revitalizing the agricultural machinery market, to reconnect the demand for agricultural machinery, which is emerging globally, with the technologies produced by the manufacturing industries. Thanks to this innovative formula that combines digital preview and traditional exhibitions, exhibiting industries have the opportunity not only to capture the demand for agricultural technologies from all over the world but to select and rationalize business contacts, thus optimally preparing for the physical EIMA of February.

The organizers are planning this event with great care and attention, to offer
attendees safety standards that are the highest in the entire international trade
exhibition landscape.

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Organic Trade Association Hosts Virtual Fly-In on Climate Change

Michele Catinari — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:00:41 +0000

Organic producers and businesses from across the country to participate in a ground-breaking event

The need to tackle urgent problems never goes away, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Responding to that need, the Organic Trade Association is putting into motion a Congressional fly-in unlike any it’s held in the past to address one of today’s most serious challenges – climate change.

Over two weeks at the end of this month, almost 60 organic stakeholders from across the country representing the entire diverse organic supply chain will “virtually” converge on Capitol Hill to talk with lawmakers about climate change and how organic can be part of the solution to dealing with this pressing and immediate issue.

Hosting its first-ever “virtual” fly-in, and its first fly-in devoted to a single subject, the Organic Trade Association is spearheading the campaign to elevate the voice of organic in climate policies, advance organic as a solution to climate change, and to protect organic from the risk of a changing climate.

Laura Batcha, CEO and Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association, said:

“Climate change is a real threat to all of us, and bold policy solutions are required to mitigate the impacts and help farmers and communities adapt to the changing climate. We are grateful to our members for their engagement, especially as many of them are struggling with the devastating results of climate change in their areas in the form of wildfires. They’re still contributing their valuable time to take part in virtual meetings with dozens of House and Senate lawmakers and their staff, and advocate for meaningful climate action.”

The Organic Trade Association’s Climate Action Virtual Fly-in will take place Sept. 21 to Oct. 2. Participants will work in small teams with other Organic Trade Association members to attend some 30 pre-scheduled virtual meetings with federal lawmakers and their staff. Lawmakers will get the chance to hear from organic stakeholders ranging from dairy farmers and grain and produce growers to ingredient and baby food makers, food companies, and certifiers. Participating organic operations include Amy’s Kitchen, Pipeline Foods, Lundberg Family Farm, Cliff Bar, Organic Valley, Applegate, Danone North America, Stonyfield, Patagonia Works, True Organics, CCOF, and more.

The Organic Trade Association recently released a major report on organic and its ability to mitigate climate change. The white paper identifies policy opportunities and makes specific recommendations to elevate the role of organic in the climate change discussion, support organic farmers and encourage transition to organic farming. It incorporates key principles identified by the Organic Trade Association’s Board of Directors to achieve meaningful climate policy solutions.

Megan DeBates, Director of Legislative Affairs and Coalitions for the Organic Trade Association, said:

“Congress is showing a renewed interest in climate policy, and momentum for transformative action to prevent the most devastating impacts of climate change is happening now. It’s important that our members reach out to Congress now to begin the important discussions to advance organic in climate policy, and to develop policies that will enable all to benefit from organic’s ability to mitigate climate change.”

The generous sponsors for climate change fly-in are Patagonia Works, Applegate, True Organics, and Organic Valley.

Source: Organic Trade Association

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United Fresh offers Fall Cornell certificate program

Michele Catinari — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:00:48 +0000

A digital certificate series brought to you by Cornell University External Education / eCornell

Registration is now open for a new United Fresh-Cornell University External Education / eCornell certificate program Navigating Emerging Issues in the Fresh Produce Industry, a six-part workshop series to be delivered through the United Fresh LIVE! 365 platform, October 26-30, 2020.

Amanda Griffin, United Fresh’s Vice President of Education & Program Management, said:

“We’re thankful for the ongoing collaboration with Cornell University, allowing us to continue to offer strong programming, specifically for the produce industry. As we continue to work from home we’re also learning from home, and certificate programs like this allow fresh produce professionals to excel in today’s environment.”

Sessions will be led by Cornell instructors and take place on the United Fresh LIVE! 365 virtual platform during the week of October 26. The sessions will cover the following:

Blue Ocean Strategy: Change, Disruption and Growth
The Future of Farming and Food: Internet of Things, Blockchain and other Disrupting Technologies
Consumer Behavior Today
Business of Politics and the Politics of Business
Leading Digital Transformation
Managing Remote Teams

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Texas International Produce Association will offer a free webinar about Mexican Papaya for retailers and growers

Lazzarini Sabrina — Wed, 27 May 2020 17:00:51 +0000

Webinar for Retailers & Growers: Understanding the Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya

Within days of the release of the Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya document in April 2020, Mexican papaya growers, packers and importers were requesting and downloading the document from the Texas International Produce Association’s (TIPA) and the United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) website. Sparked by a Salmonella outbreak in June of 2019, it was evident that measures were needed to identify and address risks, and to bring the entire industry up to a higher base-line for food safety.

In order to help any company handling papayas answer questions concerning this new best practices guide and how to begin implementation, TIPA and UFPA will host a webinar scheduled for June 4^th. Speakers include Dante Galeazzi, President & CEO of TIPA, and Emily Griep, Food Safety Manager of UFPA. This webinar will also discuss how this broad international collaboration plans to make the guide an on-going effort, with an education and research component, and how partners can help drive early adoption on a large scale.

“We’ve received incredible feedback from retail and foodservice companies, particularly during the development of the best practices document. During this webinar, we expect more questions from all the various buyer entities in North America. As an industry, we want those further up the supply chain to not only embrace but to promote this effort and encourage their suppliers of Mexican papayas to participate in this guidance. After all, it’s a FREE document!”

said Dante Galeazzi.

Source: Texas International Produce Association

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