SunFed, Rio Rico, Ariz., will be shipping red and gold Texas beets in early February, followed by the aptly-named Candy Stripe red and white beets a few weeks later.
The Gateway to Innovation Awards at the Viva Fresh Expo is doing away with categories to accept submissions covering all aspects of the industry, including production, packing, packaging, technology and food safety.
Weather issues have blown through production areas of Texas and Mexico, but suppliers for the 2018-19 Tex-Mex winter deal say they anticipate full volumes, once the deal starts to peak for most items in December.
As Frontera Produce Ltd., Edinburg, Texas, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, the company continues to add more products to its lineup to better serve customers.
Officials in Texas have come to a temporary resolution that will allow the use of Cattle Fever Tick spray boxes for 45 days until a permanent solution is found.
Green Plains Cattle Co. continues to grow after buying Bartlett Cattle Company's two feedlots, leaving Bartlett & Co. with no feedlots and raising Green Plains capacity to 355,000 head.
Six months after opening, the Pharr, Texas, Index Fresh avocado facility is seeing increased activity as it handles more loads destined for the Midwest, Northeast and the Western U.S.
With a U.S. Department of Agriculture sanctions announced just two weeks ago on March 23, Border Produce Services LLC has now satisfied a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparation order.
United Fresh Produce Association President and CEO Tom Stenzel is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the Dallas Fresh Food Association’s next meeting.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned six produce companies that have failed to pay Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparation awards.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added a responsibly connected individual and an additional unpaid reparation order to continuing sanctions against McAllen, Texas-based MRP Cuts LLC.
Growers in south Texas were gearing up for a bountiful holiday season and expected ample supplies of numerous commodities, including kale, cilantro and cabbage as well as mustard, collard and turnip greens.
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. expanded its reach in the Hispanic retail community with an investment in Garland, Texas-based El Rancho Supermercado.