Vegetables
Checking in on the Idaho-eastern Oregon onion harvest, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Aug. 12 with Shay Myers, CEO of Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act against First Fruits Holdings for more than $1 million in unpaid shipments.
Change has been the norm over the past few at Gonzalez, Calif-based Misionero Vegetables, said Nicole Zapata, marketing director.
Who’s with me when I say, “I’m pretty tired of cooking!” The problem is that I still crave some of the more time-consuming comforting foods – like mashed potatoes!
A new normal is taking hold for importers of Mexican tomatoes.
A semi-trailer carrying broccoli was recently seized at the Pharr (Texas) International Bridge when officers found 600 pounds of marijuana in the shipment.
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — The National Potato Council — “big potato,” as some critics sometimes call it — is working hard to protect the interests of growers, Kam Quarles says.
U.S. imports of Mexican tomatoes in July showed gains in volume compared with a year ago but experienced declines in price.
The government of Italy has asked the U.S. to allow imports of artichokes from Sardinia, Italy.
Globalmex International Inc., has expanded its greenhouse acreage in Mexico by 20%
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Gotham Greens has proven its ambitions beyond “cute,” says Viraj Puri, co-founder and CEO of the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company.
The Mushroom Council, Redwood Shores, Calif., is investing $1.5 million in nutrition research to look into the health benefits of eating mushrooms.
Pumpkins can be carved into scary jack-o-lanterns this time of the year, but there’s something scarier when it comes to imported pumpkins: invasive species.
Major U.S. producing states held 267 million cwt. of potatoes in storage on Dec. 1, down 4% from a year ago.
Pure Flavor’s Fort Valley, Ga., greenhouse is again shipping tomatoes from the facility as the company turns the page to its second season there.
The volume of sales for the U.S. 2018-19 mushroom crop is pegged at 846 million pounds, down 3% from last season in comparable states, according to a December report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Federal and state agencies in Arizona and Texas are gearing up for the start of mandatory U.S. inspections of Mexican tomatoes on April 1, but worries remain about possible bottlenecks for all produce.
Sunset brand Sprinkles Tiny Mighty Tomatoes has received international recognition for packaging and branding, with Best New Brand from the PAC Global Leadership Awards.
Farmers who use the H-2A guest worker program are facing COVID-19-related delays in the processing and approval of those workers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Jones Potato Chip Co. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Fortunately, half of the sweet potato crop was harvested before the storm. However, some losses may not be known until the crop is in storage.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of two types of potatoes that are genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
Officials in Idaho can now issue search warrants to find a pest in potato fields.
Spun off from DowDupont on June 1, Corteva Agriscience now aims to play a bigger role in the fresh produce industry by putting a greater focus on the consumer and looking for opportunities in the vegetable seed business.
With a hint of possible trade retaliation against U.S. agricultural imports, Mexican industry leaders have warned that the current proposal from the U.S. create a new tomato suspension agreement is unacceptable.
For the first two months without the tomato suspension agreement with the U.S., both volume and value of U.S. imports of Mexican tomatoes have fallen below year-ago levels.
Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.
Just as immigration reform continues to elude lawmakers in Washington, D.C., a stable workforce continues to elude grower-shippers in California’s Salinas Valley.
Monterey Mushrooms plans to feature its vitamin D mushroom line at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Anaheim, Calif.
Ocean Mist Farms’ long-stem artichokes are available from gourmet food company Harry & David.