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The company plans to preview a new campaign and merchandising at booth No. 825 during the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show.
As Washington growers face rising costs and labor scarcity, a new partnership with Semillero de Ideas is transforming experienced harvesters into technical consultants to optimize orchard efficiency and automation.
Attendees can visit booth No. 207 to sample freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and slices.
The company is leveraging a 62-acre facility in Tehachapi, Calif., to provide West Coast retailers with a year-round, regionally sourced supply of premium cucumbers.
National retailers like Whole Foods Market and local businesses like Pemberton Farms in Boston are turning potential losses into profit and sustainability wins through collaborative platforms and systemic supply chain shifts.
Gary Narducci will join as a sourcing expert for the vertically integrated grower, produce broker and logistics partner.
The company says the hiring of Bruno Giribaldi and Tom Tobin supports its move to scale domestic production while increasing capacity for international sourcing.
From cyberattacks to succession, top producers share how they turned high-stakes crises into strategic growth. Discover how balancing data with values and peer relationships can transform agricultural risk.
Olivia’s Organics’ new offerings include organic green leaf and organic red and green leaf products grown in the Northeast.
The third-generation grower and owner of Sklarczyk Seed Farm says this year’s agenda will capitalize on new dietary guidelines to promote potatoes as a staple of good health, ensuring fair trade practices, and removing nontariff trade barriers.
The company has reached an agreement to purchase Everett Foodliner and Saxton Market from the Appleby family, with plans to remodel and reopen both locations under the Giant or Martin’s banner later this year.
In The Packer’s executive series, Perkins discusses leading The Save Mart Cos.’ 2026 growth strategy, centering the brand’s digital and physical transformation around a non-negotiable commitment to produce quality.
The state’s agriculture commissioner calls the storm, “One of the most damaging freeze events for Florida agriculture in history.”
Multiple road blockages are currently disrupting the movement of shipments in Mexico, according to HLB Specialties, a tropical fruit provider and importer of produce from the country.
Sprouts has named Don Clark as chief merchandising officer and created a new chief customer officer role for Amanda Rassi.
The way you show up for your team on the farm shapes how work gets done and the kind of environment your crew experiences every day.
Alexandra Martinez, senior digital marketing and sales associate with the Equitable Food Initiative, shares what makes a winning nomination and tips for the third annual award.
Exploring unfamiliar plants through repeated exposure can turn hesitation into habit, giving the 30-plant challenge staying power while creating opportunities for retailers to inspire trial and repeat purchase.
The fourth-generation vertically integrated grower-shipper online revamp aims to provide customers with simple, straightforward access to the farm’s conventional and organic product lineup, detailed product specs and the sales team.
After a dry, unusually warm January, key Western river basins are in severe snow drought. With irrigation allocations at 0%, one Colorado producer warns tough planting decisions could reshape this year’s crop mix.
The company promotes Sebastian Carmona and Kristina Lorusso to vice president roles, focusing on international development and retail partner services.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council’s director of global business development shares how the council will use a data-driven approach to guide allocations of $513,948 in federal funding to expand export opportunities in key markets around the world.
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles details how the industry moved from the legislative sidelines to the heart of the 2026 Farm Bill.
The Neumillers, an Illinois potato farm family, share a 70-year legacy of farming, family and passing the torch to the next generation.
Dina Newman, founder of KC Black Urban Growers, shares how the Kansas City nonprofit is reconnecting Black farmers to their agrarian heritage while building pathways to food sovereignty for the next generation.
The International Fresh Produce Association says the Supreme Court’s decision, which clarifies the limits of IEEPA and reaffirms that broad, country-specific tariffs fall outside its intended scope, helps restore predictability to the uniquely complex, seasonally driven fresh produce marketplace.
In a major decision, the Supreme Court rules President Trump exceeded his authority by imposing tariffs using national emergency laws.
Attorney Shawn Packer shares how regulatory changes are affecting ag labor, compliance requirements and operational risks.
Christian Bengard, a third-generation family member, brings more than six years of produce sales experience from Well-Pict/Gem-Pack, along with years of exposure within the fresh produce industry.
The companies say this expanded integration connects supplier management and traceability, helping buyers find FSMA 204-ready suppliers.