After a week of disruptions along the Mexico-Texas border, truckers on the Mexico side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge ended the blockade Wednesday afternoon.
West Pak has added Apeel treatment capability to its Michoacan facility. The addition will allow the company to offer extended life avocados year-round.
Gem-Pack Berries and Red Blossom Sales merged last fall to accommodate farming growth and draw on synergies in staffing, technology and capabilities. The company now farms approximately 5,000 acres of strawberries.
Bobalu Berry Farms is a fourth-generation farming family and vertically integrated strawberry company. It is celebrating its 60th anniversary and continuing on a growth track.
Western Fresh Marketing Inc. recently moved to a new office in Fresno, Calif., after 23 years in nearby Madera. The new location places the company more strategically.
A coalition of farmers and organizations ran an ad in the Wall Street Journal to educate consumers on the fact that farms producing much of the food in the U.S. shouldn’t be taken for granted.
Chilean exporter Subsole, agreed to sell to Frutura, formed in 2021 with the acquisition of Agrícola Don Ricardo in Peru, Dayka & Hackett in California and TerraFresh Organics US and Frutura Uruguay in March 2022.
California water agencies will receive just 5% of what they requested. That’s down from an allocated 15% in January. The beginning of 2022 was the driest January through March stretch in 100 years.
Collaboration is not a word that comes to mind in politics these days. On March 29, 2022, the state of California, the federal government and San Joaquin Valley water leaders made an announcement of agreement.
When it comes to California cherries, Stemilt Growers operates a cherry-packing facility located in Stockton. The company’s cherries are grown in both new and established districts in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
