Wendy McManus will coach college students in the Southeast Produce Council’s (SEPC’s) Southeast Top Agricultural Recruits Scholarship (STARS) program again this year.
Wholesale avocado prices were already sizzling hot before the U.S. suspended Mexican hass imports on Feb. 11 because of a security threat to one of their inspectors in Michoacan.
A fresh crop of recommendations was delivered to the USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee by senior leaders of the International Fresh Produce Association.
The Winter Springs, Fla.-based National Watermelon Promotion Board is presenting a one-hour session on Feb. 24 on how the group is building watermelon demand through promotion.