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International ag robotics competition will hold its inaugural U.S. edition in Fresno, Calif. The event will be Oct. 18 - 20, 2022.
The Los Angeles-based marketing agency with scores of produce clients celebrates 25 years in business, breaks down the keys to success in a competitive market.
Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Companies has an ample supply of Carolina produce commodities in the months ahead, company leaders said.
The new “Party Pak” from West Pak Avocados will feature a different look for each season of the year.
Despite worrisome inflation, the Coral Gables, Fla.-based company has reported its sales for the quarter ending April 1 were up 5% compared with a year ago.
Each year, Deloitte and Wall Street Journal partner to showcase US and Canadian Best Managed Companies companies.
In the face of global challenges the past two years, the San Antonio Produce Market is seeing business activity as a good sign that things are changing. At the same time, wholesalers face ongoing and new challenges.
The maker of Ready Pac Bistro has launched an inclusive hiring model designed to remove barriers to employment and create a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
Consentio, a digital trading platform for fresh produce, has announced the launch of Magic Orders.
The National Potato Council is welcoming the news that the first shipments of U.S. fresh potatoes crossed into Mexico beyond the previous 26-kilometer border restriction on May 11.
The second of two educational sessions devoted to controlled environment agriculture at the Organic Produce Summit 2022 will explore how growers and consumers view the segment.
While produce prices cooled some, rising food costs in April continued to fan the flames of inflation, according to April’s consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Carl Sam Maggio and Mark Nickerson have retired from Prime Time International. Jeff Taylor and Mike Way will take over as managing partners.
The Producer Price Index moderated in April compared to the previous month but still is running double digits above year-ago levels, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New Limeco LLC expects to have a better Florida avocado crop in 2022-23, said Eddie Caram, general manager of the Princeton, Fla.-based marketer.
Help is on the way for growers hurt by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.
An ongoing U.S. Department of Labor effort has revealed some California vegetable farms have not been providing H-2A workers with the pay and benefits the law requires, according to a news release from the agency.
The football and baseball great shared his secret for success in sports and life.
The two-day event kicked off with attendees and exhibitors taking to the golf course and pickleball courts at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, Calif.
The company has grown since its beginnings, expanding its offerings.
Atlanta-based communications company Cox Enterprises has announced it has made a significant strategic investment in greenhouse giant Mucci Farms, Kingsville, Ontario.
Murrieta, Calif.-based West Pak Avocado celebrated its new distribution center in Logan Township, N.J., on May 25 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.
The increasing prices of inputs and drop in business has changed how shippers and wholesalers approach business.
Two well-known breeders working together to find an earlier ripening sweet cherry.
Oppy states Orchard View cherries offer a pickable crop through July.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control spends twice as much money trying to convince consumers to stay away from tobacco products as they do spending money to support fruit and vegetable consumption.
Updated conditions in the Southern Plains show some relief but mostly historic levels of drought conditions.
More Americans will receive produce prescriptions for better health.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte, a vertically integrated grower and marketer of fruits and vegetables, is entering the row-crop business.