Tom Burfield

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Growers across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon prepare for late-summer harvest, eyeing solid crop development, refined packaging, and a healthier market after a tough season.
Kwik Lok outlines how integrated closure label printing helps suppliers meet strict traceability demands, streamline packaging operations, and boost consumer engagement.
Suppliers report sales of organic garlic trending upward and becoming an increasingly important piece of their business.
The nearly 50-year-old organization continues to advocate for family farms, sustainable agriculture and local food systems, among other causes.
While the Stockton, Calif.-based company markets its proprietary Modi apples and several varieties of California onions throughout the U.S. and internationally, the products are primarily distributed on the West Coast, where consumers clamor for local.
Driven by surging consumer demand for local produce, retailers and state agricultural branding programs are expanding initiatives to keep homegrown produce front and center for shoppers.
Over the past 42 years, growers, shippers, retailers and consumers have come to recognize the value of the Jersey Fresh logo on the produce they buy, ship or sell.
A devastating April freeze has pushed back the start of some late-spring and summer crops out of the Northeast, including the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut tristate area, and will impact supplies of a number of commodities.
The New York-New Jersey-Connecticut tristate area may not be an organic powerhouse, but there is a concentration of organic farms in the area who are leveraging fertile soil and strong consumer demand to fuel success.
Some leading onion sellers and marketers say their companies have undergone major transitions since they entered the business — and the changes just keep coming.