Industry
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against James Corrado Inc., doing business as Corrado Specialty Goods and Corrado’s Wine Grapes Inc. (Corrado), for alleged violations of PACA.
Podcast host and mom Lori Taylor is celebrating women across the fresh produce industry in a month-long showcase of women leaders.
Higher interest rates and questions about the growth of U.S. agricultural exports are worrying farmers, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
Afresh Technologies, a San Francisco-based fresh food technology company, has expanded its flagship, built-for-fresh solution from produce into other fresh departments including meat, seafood, deli and foodservice.
The National Council of Agricultural Employers said the new regulation would inject additional new wage rates into the program disconnected from agriculture to compensate some workers for routine on-farm chores.
Grown using 99% less land, 99% less water, 99% less fertilizer, no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides, UP Vertical Farms is fully automated from seeding through to harvest.
Eligible hass avocado producers and importers can nominate themselves or others until March 31. Appointees will serve a three-year term on the board from Nov. 1, 2023, to Oct. 31, 2026.
Pure Flavor is celebrating the flavor, nutrition and fun of healthy snacking with a week-long “Snackathon” campaign leading up to National Snack Day on March 4.
The Summer Swell tomato will be distributed through New York City-based produce wholesaler distributor S. Katzman Produce and available at grocery stores in the New York metropolitan area beginning April 2023.
The second annual South American Blueberry Convention will be held at the Monticello Conference Center in San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile, on April 18.
Mastronardi Produce is distributing Naples Fresh and Spring Born greenhouse-grown leafy greens under the Backyard Farms brand.
The Little Potato Co. has unveiled a new brand look and feel.
National Watermelon Promotion Board recently partnered with Nutrition Impact LLC on a research project to determine the relationship between intake of watermelon and diet quality in children and adults.
The recent promotional campaign raised thousands to support community organizations, pushing G&R Farms fundraising total over $120,000 for the 2022 fiscal year.
See who was in the nation’s capital for the kickoff of the National Potato Council 2023 Washington Summit.
Karl Varsanyi, Manolo Reyes and Ravi Jolly will lead efforts to scale the Los Angeles-based company’s marketplace in new and existing markets globally.
Houston, Texas-based Brighter Bites has received increased funding from key industry partners Mission Produce, Sunset and Taylor Farms.
Former defense Secretary Leon Panetta, chairman of the Panetta Institute of Public Policy, will speak on food security and innovation at the upcoming Salinas Biological Summit on June 20-21, 2023.
Scores of produce industry professionals soaked up the sun, fun, educational and networking opportunities at the 2023 West Coast Produce Expo, May 19-20, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.
New traceability requirements will affect the entire fresh foods supply chain, and retailers and growers have until January 2026 to achieve compliance.
In what advocates call a major win for the fresh produce industry, Canada’s House of Commons has passed Bill C-280, which aims to strengthen the financial security of fresh fruit and vegetable sellers.
Sparking a jump in its stock price, Dole plc on May 18 reported first quarter 2023 gains in revenue and earnings.
Delano, Calif.-based Four Star Fruit has acquired 1,100 acres of table grape vineyards and two modern distribution facilities near Bakersfield, Calif., from Grapeman Farms.
From one-on-one conversations to a host of activities to educational programming and a lively expo floor, the 2023 West Coast Produce Expo at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa had something for everyone.
Dole Food Co. Hawaii, part of Dole plc, has launched a hands-on, behind-the-scenes agricultural tour of the original Dole pineapple farm on Oahu in Hawaii.
The indoor ag grower has added 20 acres in Central Texas to its controlled environment agriculture footprint, which also includes operations in Minnesota, Georgia and California.
Indianapolis-based FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies backed by Wind Point Partners, has acquired Chicago wholesaler Panama Banana.
The onion category has not escaped the perils of inflation that have challenged the produce industry as prices of inputs and other necessities have skyrocketed over the past couple of years.
While heirlooms can be more challenging to grow in the field, North Carolina-based Happy Dirt farmer-owner Sanford Fishel has found a way to defy the odds.
Traverse City, Mich.-based North Bay Produce has announced it has returned $8.35 million in dividends to its member growers this year.