Industry
Letters of Interest are due June 17 from people who have ideas on how to make the New York apple industry more competitive.
With spring firmly settling in with longer, warmer days on the horizon, Leamington, Ontario-based greenhouse vegetable grower Pure Flavor® has released the second edition of its successful Live Deliciously eMagazine.
Hollay discusses the cost and availability issues around pallets due to the lumber shortage, and he recaps the conversations United has been having with companies and with government to try to help ease the situation.
Side Delights shares farming insights from their Network of family-owned farms and why shoppers prefer locally grown, family-farmed food
Bloggers, chefs, dietitians and other personalities have become valued communicators for the California avocado marketing program.
Owatonna, Minn.-based Revol Greens is expanding its production capacity after selling out of its new organic spring mix, green and red duo and romaine crunch line, launched in the first quarter of 2021.
After Mexico and Texas volume fades and a slow period in July, Weslaco, Texas-based The Onion House LLC will start with intermediate onion varieties out of Olathe in western Colorado the last week of August.
With new crop supplies from California, Arizona and New Mexico supply in May, Owyhee Produce looks to have stable volume compared with a year ago.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” and a 20-million box season begins with box one.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.
The USDA announced that Suncrest Produce Solutions satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $26,650 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on May 13 that 2JM Produce LLC satisfied a $3,563 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
Creepy crawly bugs come in all shapes and sizes in this great wide world of ours, and we know that every insect plays a part in keeping our environment in balance.
Give the women and children more fresh produce.
Indoor agriculture is booming with new investment, and one South Bend, Ind.-based hydroponic greenhouse is no exception.
More than a month of protests over a tax reform bill in Colombia have slowed the exports of some agricultural commodities, including hass avocados and bananas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
Seen on Social: We spotlight produce industry posts on the top five social media platforms that caught our attention this week.
Social media memes of the plump, pear-shaped avocado cartoon figure lifting weights or telling itself in the mirror that it’s the “good kind of fat” parallel the Health at Every Size movement.
Thumbs, at your mark (on your phone): The 2021 social media challenge, #JerseyFreshisCOOLER, has kicked off.
New data from Avocados From Mexico shows that 2021 Mexican avocado imports are on track to reach 2.4 billion pounds by July 5, which would end the fiscal year on a record-setting note.
If the whole point of the Peruvian Avocado Commission is to get more people to eat more avocados from Peru, then promoting the pear-shaped, mild-tasting, buttery fruit is of utmost importance.
Oxnard, Calif.-based avocado marketer Mission Produce, Inc. has reported a 6% increase in total revenue for the quarter ending April 30.
A great shipping season is anticipated for Miedema Produce Inc., Hudsonville, Mich., said Todd Miedema, co-owner.
Egg Harbor City, N.J.-based Consalo Family Farms hired Miles Fraser-Jones as vice president of new business development and procurement.
FirstFruits Marketing would like to recognize the 2021 participating retailers that helped combat hunger in the United States through their Take a Bite out of Hunger program.
Partnership for a Healthier America and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) announced a multi-year partnership.
The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission (NCSPC) began celebrating a big milestone as they turned 60 on June 30th.
The Northwest pear industry elected new officers during their annual meeting.
A new report on the Canadian retail industry reviews market share numbers for major supermarket operators and examines the growth potential for U.S. fresh produce exports.
Valley Produce, a distributor of fresh produce and specialty products, has joined FreshEdge, a family of produce and specialty food companies backed by Rotunda Capital Partners.