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Duty-free access to the U.S. market is one factor in rising production and exports of South African citrus, according to a new report.
Anyone with an innovative food and agriculture startup business that can work for at least one year in upstate New York can compete in Grow-NY for a chance to win a $1 million top prize.
Florida’s Indian River citrus region dodged major damage from Hurricane Dorian.
The Idaho Potato Commission released a new commercial in its long-running Big Idaho Potato Truck series on Aug. 31 during the ESPNews broadcast of Boise State University’s football season opener against Florida State.
This is one of the most fall activities you can do in the Northeast: Go apple picking, complete with hayrides and apple cider.
Wholesum Family Farms is expanding its greenhouse facilities in Sonora, Mexico, and Amado, Ariz.
Potandon Produce has joined with a grower-shipper in the Vidalia, Ga., onion district to import Peruvian onions
Ceickor University, Querétaro, Mexico, has just graduated its first class of students
Skyline Potato Co. is upgrading equipment with new electronics and sewing heads to help meet customer demand.
Michael Browne, Calavo Growers’ vice president of fresh operations, plans to retire in mid-December.
Mexico and U.S. tomato leaders sparred Oct. 25 in testimony before the International Trade Commission that is likely to determine the fate of the new tomato suspension agreement.
An earlier-maturing cripps pink cultivar, which is branded as Pink Lady. is delivering all the taste and color of cripps pink but with a little bigger time cushion before the threat of freeze temperatures.
Employees of Kingsville, Ontario-based Red Sun Farms have again upped their generosity in giving to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for Southwestern Ontario.
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has recognized standout fruit and vegetable varieties introduced this year.
Mexico’s avocado output and exports will rise again in 2020 at the same time growers are looking to improve increase yields and improve environmental conditions, according to a new report.
Robinson Fresh continues to grow its pineapple program from Central America, said Jose Rossignoli, vice president of global sourcing.
The new Florida brilliance strawberry variety, which debuted last season, has proven to be a winner.
Supplies of fresh produce from Mexico will remain tight for a while, and f.o.b. prices will be higher than customers are used to paying, distributors say. Wicked weather is the culprit.
Dominated by Mexican fruit, total U.S. imports of avocados rose 6.4% in 2019 to more than 1.1 million metric tons.
California summer fruit grower-shippers traditionally credit weather with having a say in what kind of season they’ll have.
An updated nutrition book for citrus growers is available from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Checking in on top-of-mind issues for Idaho potato growers, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 30 with Shawn Boyle, president and general counsel for the Idaho Grower Shippers Association.
The newly formed joint sales alliance of Grand Rapids-based Michigan Fresh Marketing and BelleHarvest has added Sparta, Mich.-based Elite Apple as another supplier.
California pear season will begin by mid-July, bringing the first domestic pear supplies of the year.
Boasting nearly a 20% increase compared with the 2018 crop, this year’s Washington fresh apple crop is estimated at 137.3 million boxes.
The latest estimate for the 2019 Northwest pear crop is up 8% from the early May forecast.
Nashville, N.C.-based Nash Produce is adding to its Mr. Yam brand lineup.
Florida tomato volume remains steady, while quality is holding strong.
While one might associate tropical fruits with summer months, tropicals also shine well into the fall and winter.
A perfect storm of heavy rains followed by freezing cold weather will cut yields for the Red River Valley fresh potato crop in North Dakota and Minnesota nearly by half.