Industry
Seeking to stop higher 2019 wage rates for the H-2A guest worker program, the National Council of Agricultural Employers has filed a court action against the Department of Labor.
Bidding is now open for the United Fresh Start Foundation’s Bids for Kids Auction.
New Jersey vegetable producer James Abma Jr., Wyckoff, is New Jersey’s 2019 Outstanding Young Farmer.
Gleaning produce for charitable organizations is one of several ways that employees of NatureFresh Farms gave to charities in Ontario, Canada, and Ohio, where it has production.
Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the seventh consecutive year.
The Southeast Produce Council is asking people to join its team in the Strong4Life Superhero Sprint, which raises funds to fight childhood obesity and its associated diseases in Georgia.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited with Jay Singh on April 17, previewing the upcoming freshPACKmoves 2019 conference and also talking about sustainability in packaging.
Basketball legend Bill Walton will give the keynote speech at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo.
Metro Richelieu Inc has been Endorsed. Banner Fruit Co has a new Email Address and Bayshore Produce has a new Business Phone. El Jefe Distributing and DnB Foods LLC are new companies to the Market.
A chance to win $1,000 is now part of the motivation for attendees to get their steps in at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Expo in Chicago.
The purchase of reusable plastic container company IFCO Systems, a $2.51 billion deal, has been finalized.
EJ Produce Inc., Epic Fresh Produce LLC, and P K Produce Inc. have been cited by the USDA. ANIX Produce LLC, Annandale Marketplace LLC, Good For You Food Corp., Local Grown Salads are new companies to the market.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — The Eastern Produce Council’s 44th annual golf outing and awards luncheon drew about 110 players and more for the hearty awards luncheon at Royce Brook Golf Club on June 1.
CeCe’s Veggie Co., Crystal Valley Foods, and Western Fresh Marketing Services Inc. are Endorsed. J & J Fresh Produce LLC, Republic Distribution LLC, and Twin Tree Farms are New Companies to the Market.
Folsom Farms, La Gloria Produce LLC, Preferred Brands of Michigan LLC, Pro Green Trading LLC, T & C Tropical Products Inc, VISION IMPORT GROUP, and World Fresh Produce Inc have profile updates.
Good For You Food Corp. has been Endorsed. Abbott Farms, Mojave Foods Corp., and Red Rich Fruits are new companies to the Market. Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo Inc. and Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo Sales Office have multiple changes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is suspending the business licenses of five produce companies for Perishable Agricultural Act violations.
The House of Representatives on March 22 passed a $1.3 trillion spending package, sending it to the Senate for a vote March 23 to avert a government shutdown that would begin that night.
The Produce Marketing Association sent volunteer leaders and staff to the iconic South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, for a couple days last week.
Farm Star Living, a lifestyle brand focusing on farming and healthy food, has partnered with Sun Pacific’s Cuties, Del Monte Fresh Produce, Litehouse, Harvest Sensations and Capespan to promote their products.
Bruce Summers, former chief of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act branch, has been named administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.
Ocean Township Intermediate School to honor the school as the grand prize recipient of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Jets Play 60 “Eat Right, Move More” program.
The Republican version set for a House vote on Friday contains so many unpalatable provisions that lawmakers from both parties are racing to dramatically rework the $867 billion bill to keep it from going down in defeat.
Business owners in the produce industry face a convergence of factors that make this a unique time to exit their business.
Green gold has become big business. This year, demand from European millennials and rich Chinese has pushed the price of avocados so high, even Chilean gangs are getting in on the act.
Once the management practices and strategic plan is solid, and you have positioned the business to move forward with a liquidity event, what are the next steps?
The revised trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico won’t bring any new trade protection tools for U.S. growers of seasonal specialty crops.
Cathy Burns encouraged suppliers, importers and buyers at the 50th Nogales Produce Convention to take a close look at the Produce Industry Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices and consider endorsing it.
NOGALES, Ariz. — The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas’ 50th Annual Produce Convention honored Rosie Cornelius with the Pillar of the FPAA Award Nov. 2 at the group’s Gala celebration.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is lauding the state of Arizona’s investment in a cold inspection facility at the Mariposa Port of Entry at Nogales, Ariz.