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Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark received the Best in New Jersey Farm-to-School Award for the school’s rooftop garden.
Los Angeles-based Vision Produce Company is now offering a “ripe and ready” mango program following the protocol established by the National Mango Board.
Who created the craziest, most eye-catching mango displays in their retail produce departments?
If apple-picking in the fall is a rite of passage for a Northeasterner, then more than 100 people earned their badges Saturday.
(UPDATED, Oct. 24) Weather in Idaho and the Red River Valley in North Dakota and Minnesota will affect how many table stock potatoes those regions have this season.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Co. has a new consumer app called Nature’s Pharmacy.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A bigger California avocado crop in 2020 should lead for expanded promotions for the fruit across the U.S.
Mandarins continue to gain popularity throughout the U.S., grower-shippers say.
The Idaho potato season is well underway, with plenty of supplies for holiday dinners, marketers say.
Guava fruit from Taiwan may soon enter the U.S. market.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Delta, British Columbia-based Village Farms promoted its mini San Marzano tomato, branded Heavenly Villagio Marzano at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — All that Pazazz was a big topic of conversation at the Honeybear Brands’ PMA Fresh Summit booth, said Don Roper, vice president sales and marketing at Elgin, Minn.-based Honeybear Brands.
The Department of Commerce, acting on a request by U.S. tomato growers, is continuing its investigation into the dumping of Mexican tomatoes into the U.S.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Schiller Park, Ill.-based Sun Belle is promoting organic and biodynamic cranberries and blueberries this fall, along with a wide variety of other berry offerings.
Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines are the top five export market for Idaho potatoes, according to the Eagle-based Idaho Potato Commission.
Restaurants, institutions and other foodservice outlets continue to provide strong support for the Idaho potato industry, suppliers say.
Peru finished its avocado shipments to the U.S. with another big year.
It sounds like the start of a joke: A bear walks up to a 4-ton Idaho potato ….
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Habanero guacamole is a new offering from Jalisco, Mexico-based Freshcourt, and the company is soon planning to introduce several flavors of an avocado smoothie product.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed six people to serve three-year terms on the Hass Avocado Board.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mini sweet peppers and sweet baby broccoli were two new items featured at the Southern Specialties booth at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
The citrus industry in California’s Ventura County is going to the dogs.
Fowler Packing Co. Inc., Fresno, Calif. will debut its Peelz mandarin brand in November, according to a news release.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — “Stack them high and sell them cheap” may not be great modern-day merchandising advice.
New research from Rabobank indicates increasing supplies of imported blueberries will weaken prices in 2019-20, particularly in the spring and fall seasons.
Johnston Farms, Edison, Calif., is adding capacity to pack more satsuma mandarins during the peak season, said Derek Vaughn, citrus sales manager.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Opal apple variety is back, with volume similar to a year ago.
Expansion across the Delaware River into New Jersey is one way that Toughkenamon, Pa.-based Manfredi Cold Storage is looking to accommodate future growth in imported fresh produce.