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West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., plans to promote its bagged avocado program and the brands that differentiates the company in the industry at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
Bridges Produce, Portland, Ore., has hired Fernando Rodriguez as a member of its Nogales, Ariz., sales staff.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be asking more than 22,000 producers of organic products — everything from fresh produce to meat and dairy — about aspects of their operations, from production to marketing.
The 2020 Beyond Organic Forum, which focuses on small-scale farming, is Jan. 22 in Wilmot, Ohio.
Pacific Grove, Calif. — A group displeased with the USDA’s National Organic Program’s stances on hydroponic operations and concentrated animal feeding operations has established the Real Organic Project.
The organic version of this spiky vegetable found favor in households with children, according to Organic Fresh Trends 2020.
Chris Ford is the new business development and marketing manager at Viva Tierra Organic in Mount Vernon, Wash., in the Skagit Valley.
Citrus fruits enjoy a loyal organic following. Families with kids really favor organic oranges.
Cal-Organic Farms is shipping bunches of organic red carrots from Coachella, Calif.
Rico Farms has opened its third location Mexico and is shipping its first crop of organic hard squash.
Jacbos Farm Del Cabo, Santa Cruz, Calif., has hired Brad Stark as sales manager.
Organic produce saw significantly higher dollar sales for the first quarter and for March amid the coronavirus crisis.
Grimmway Farms is preparing to ship new crop organic red and gold potatoes from its Cal-Organic Farms division from California.
TerraFresh Organics, Mill Valley, Calif., has hired Lorena Garcia as director of sales and business development.
MONTEREY, Calif. - Though the overall footprint for retail produce departments is under pressure, organic produce should continue to take a larger and larger piece of total sales in coming years.
The Oppenheimer Group’s OriginO organic line, featuring tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, will be showcased at the Organic Produce Summit.
MONTEREY, Calif. - The organic industry is in growth mode, and that was reflected in the 2019 Organic Produce Summit.
MONTEREY, Calif. - There is massive opportunity to expand the global supply and demand of organic produce, panelists said at the Organic Produce Summit on July 11.
Brighthouse Organics, San Antonio, a greenhouse vegetable brand launched in 2017, has more than doubled the number of items it offers.
Organically Grown Co., Portland, Ore., has promoted Mike Boyle to vice president of sales and sourcing and brought on Bryce White as vice president of business operations.
Branded apples have disrupted core variety sales, and given retailers another tier of apples promote, along with core variety organic apples.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — While the polar vortex prevented some from making the trip to the Global Organic Produce Expo, those who were able to come were pleased with south Florida weather and the show.
New recyclable corrugated packaging options are available from Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed Jerry D’Amore, who has worked in agriculture for more than four decades, including a focus on berry companies for half that, to the National Organic Standards Board.
Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., will be shipping a new line of organic heirloom tomatoes soon.
2019 retail sales of organic fruits and vegetables grew twice as fast as sales of conventional produce, according to a new study on organic sales.
Exhibitors at The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo had plenty to talk, including new products.
It’s more difficult to grow organic berries in the humid, rainy Southeastern part of the U.S. compared to arid California, but growers in Florida are still increasing their stock.
Lower retail prices for Honeycrisp apples helped fuel volume gains of 22% for the variety in January.
Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., is offering a limited supply of numerous vegetables under its Cal-Organic label from its Southeast production areas.