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Baldor Specialty Foods President Michael Muzyk received the New York Produce Show’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Dec. 6, prior to a ribbon cutting to open the show’s exhibition hall.
Guardian Agriculture has deployed four of its aviation-grade Vertical Take-Off and Landing, or eVTOL, aircraft to spray crops in California’s Salinas Valley.
Two producers and two importers were officially seated as committee members Dec. 6.
Slater Vecchio, a legal firm specializing in personal injury claims, said the outbreak sickened more than 91 people in Quebec.
Silo Technologies says the funding will advance its capacity to develop modular solutions for inventory management, freight logistics, enhanced order management, modern payment options and innovative capital solutions.
Hailing from Italy and Greece, Red Passion-branded red kiwifruit is grown under a protective layer of plastic to deliver a consistent and high-quality eating experience, according to Oppy.
In this “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast episode, Louisa Clark of Confidently There joins LeAnne Ruzzamenti of Equitable Food Initiative to talk about why open communication is the key to successful organizational culture.
Congress must act soon to increase funding for the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or risk the program will have to turn away assistance to participants before the end of next year.
Failure to meet contract obligations and failure to pay reparations caused the department to sanction the businesses and principal operators and prevent them from working in the produce industry.
With the theme “Gratitude,” the recent NYPS drew more than 5,000 players from across the fresh produce supply chain to the Javits Center, where industry professionals discussed products, promotional campaigns and more.
This new resource from the International Fresh Produce Association offers guidance and certifications on how to develop and implement diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
The Food and Drug Administration said this recall involves conventionally grown peaches, plums and nectarines sold nationwide and distributed by HMC Farms.
The USDA earmarked half of its emergency fund to respond to exotic fruit fly outbreaks in California, which threaten the fresh produce industry in the state.
The recent NYPS spotlighted CEA success stories during an educational panel discussion organized by the Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance and moderated by Tom Stenzel, the CEA Alliance’s executive director.
The company said a random sampling of its bagged spinach yielded a positive result for Listera monocytogenes.
The grants — also available in Nebraska and Rhode Island — aim to bolster the processing, aggregation and distribution of agricultural products in the states.
KT Produce, a produce distribution company based out of Lowell, Ark., has joined FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies backed by Wind Point Partners.
Jacob “Jake” Samuel has helped build the premium dried fruit business into one of the leading suppliers of unsweetened, all-natural fruits for ingredient use.
In its November grocery shopping survey, Brick Meets Click/Mercatus found more U.S. households turned to mass retailers for major grocery purchases.
Funds will help build Greenfield Robotics’ autonomous technology into other crops and Nitricity’s fertilizer produced without carbon emissions. Field trials begin for Nitricity’s fertilizer in the Salinas Valley.
The national produce distribution and supply company has focused on providing a range of customers with whole fruits and vegetables, with an emphasis on potatoes and onions, said Josh Wolff, partner.
From the sublime local dancers who performed at the opening breakfast to the hot dog carts stationed throughout the show floor, the 14th annual NYPS once again delivered an only-in-the-Big-Apple industry experience.
Retail organic produce sales still have momentum, but inflation and an uneven economy have slowed growth.
In its latest apple holding report, the U.S. Apple Association said inventories are up 20% more than the five-year average and higher than this same time last year.
Kurt Kistler has over 25 years of fresh produce industry experience, having spent the last seven years at Charlie’s Produce.
Largest exporters of table grapes, Chile and Peru, to lead a discussion on changes in buying habits, headwinds in the export industry amid production increases.
To help consumers make the most of its festively packaged 10-pound carton of navel oranges this holiday season, Sunkist is offering 10 recipes and tips for making fruit purchases go further.
The study finds growers also are facing rising water-related farming costs, particularly in Midwest and Western states.
Stemming from failure to pay Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparations, the department barred principal operators from working in PACA-licensed businesses and also suspended the PACA licenses of businesses.
Consumer retail prices in November were up 3.1% compared to a year ago, down slightly from the 3.2% annual inflation rate reported in October.