Village Farms International Advises that Texas Greenhouse Operations Continue Uninterrupted and Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter and Year End 2020 Conference Call
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Financial Results Via News Release on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. ET and Host Conference Call the Same Day at 8:30 a.m. ET –
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Village Farms International, Inc. ( Village Farms or the Company ) (NASDAQ: VFF) (TSX: VFF) today advised that operations at its Texas greenhouse facilities have continued uninterrupted amidst the recent power outages and water supply shortages that have been experienced throughout many parts of the State as a result of unseasonably cold temperatures and severe weather conditions. The Company s Texas greenhouse facilities source their water needs from local wells and were able to rely on their redundant generator systems for their electricity require
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