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Hapco Farms, a leading broccoli grower-shipper based in Westhampton Beach, NY, has tripled its broccoli acreage on the East Coast this year. With new acreage in Florida and North Carolina, Hapco Farms said it is now the largest grower of broccoli on the East Coast.

May 13, 2021 Bucking a trend that reveals a decrease in the amount of land in the United States devoted to agriculture as well as a decline in the number of farms in the U.S., Fresh from the Start has acquired an additional 6,000 acres of land in O’Brien, FL, with plans to increase volume of some of its key crops. Eric Scannelli Eric Scannelli, senior vice president of Hapco Farms, which along with Freshouse distributes Fresh from the Start branded product, said the company entered into a lon...