Recent heavy rainfall was a godsend to The Golden State’s cantaloupe producers, delaying planting but also providing a welcome break from growing under drought restrictions for this year’s crop.
D’Arrigo is vice president of communications and marketing at D’Arrigo New York, which has been a partner to the nonprofit organization that distributes produce as a way to introduce healthy lifestyles to families.
Urban produce reclamation and upcycling organization Food Forward is touting a sustainability collaboration with grower, marketer and distributor Oppy aimed at curbing food waste and feeding those in need.
The Watsonville, Calif.-based company expects big volumes of organic and conventionally grown strawberries in time for Mother’s Day and National Strawberry Month in May.
FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies backed by private equity firm Wind Point Partners, has acquired Testa Produce, a produce and specialty food company headquartered in Chicago.
Michigan State University scientists have been awarded $750,000 by the USDA to develop new ways to manage potato early die disease, which can reduce potato yields by 50%.
In the 2022-2023 school year, Peak of the Market Ltd.’s Farm to School program raised a record amount of $285,431 for schools, daycares and organizations across western Canada.
