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The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh Hass avocados from Guatemala.
Still battling disease pressures, Florida citrus growers continue to cut their acreage, a new report shows.
Faison, N.C.-based Nature’s Way Farms is a year-round grower, packer, and shipper of North Carolina conventional and organic sweet potatoes.
In Greek mythology, Zeus condemned King Sisyphus to roll an immense rock up a hill, only to have that rock roll down on Sisyphus when he was nearly at the top.
Bushel Boy Farms is now growing cucumbers at its Owatonna, Minn., greenhouse.
Specialty crop growers have nearly doubled their participation in federal risk management programs over the past ten years, according to a new report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service.
With better moisture this year, Bethel, N.C.-based Corey Produce expects a slightly bigger sweet potato crop in 2022, says spokesman Lee Corey.
Barring any weather surprises, the majority of Red River Valley potato harvest should be completed by mid-October, says Ted Kreis, administrator for the Red River Valley Fresh Potato Growers Co-op.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited in August with Nathan Pumplin, president of Norfolk Healthy Produce, about his company’s work on a genetically modified purple tomato.
North Carolina’s sweet potato harvest season is starting with fresh pricing up substantially compared with a year ago.
Wilson, N.C.-based Lancaster Farms has a strong quality sweet potato harvest coming on, says Derek Lancaster, grower with the company.
After a tough year last year, potato crop prospects are much improved for Crystal, N.D.-based O.C. Schulz & Sons.
After Hurricane Irma in 2017, Hurricane Michael in 2018 and six other hurricanes since 2000, Florida farmers are hyper-aware of the potential impacts of Hurricane Ian.
St. Paul, Minn.-based Northwestern Fruit Co. Inc. will kick off the fall with an extensive assortment of products, including local and homegrown zucchini, yellow squash, corn, green beans and peppers.
North Carolina sweet potato acreage is down but the quality is very good, reports Norman Brown, director of sweet potato sales for Wada Farms Marketing Group, Raleigh, N.C.
Naturipe’s Chilean blueberry season will run from October to April, says Jim Roberts, president of sales, and the company will offer strong volume most of that time.
Hurricane Ian struck Florida in late September, creating a path of destruction for crops in southwest Florida that agricultural leaders are still tallying.
Fueled by increasing demand, imports of Mexican Hass avocados continue to make powerful contributions to the U.S. and Mexican economies, according to a new report from Texas A&M University.
The Santa Cruz, Calif.-based company is set to offer organic and fair trade avocados from Colombia and Mexico year-round, under the Awe Sum Organics label.
Volumes are steady and should remain this way with no interruptions through October, says Marco Serrano, sales rep for Fresh Farms.
Stronger-than-expected yields have been reported for New York’s apple harvest, according to Lyndonville, N.Y.-based United Apple Sales.
With fresh production expectations similar to a year ago, Chilean blueberry production has begun in the northern regions and will progress through the south as the season advances.
Volume of Maine’s 2022-23 potato crop should be similar to last season’s, and quality will be excellent, judging from early harvests.
Buyers got to witness Idaho potato growers in action in early October, said Ross Johnson, vice president of retail and international for the Idaho Potato Commission.
Acreage and yield might be down for Idaho potatoes, but higher fresh packouts could help to counter those realities, said Ross Johnson, vice president of retail and international for the Idaho Potato Commission.
Wada Farms Marketing Group has concluded its potato harvest, with quality looking very good for the 2022/23 season, said Kevin Stanger, president of the Idaho Falls, Idaho-based company.
Shelley, Idaho-based GPOD of Idaho has just completed the largest renovation in its history relative to its grading, sorting and sizing capabilities, said Kevin Searle, general manager.
With reports of above-average quality, fresh potato harvest for NoKota Packers will likely continue into the third or fourth week of October, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer.
Heimbuch Potatoes has purchased a trucking company, said Chad Heimbuch, owner of the Cogswell, N.D.-based potato marketer.