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In addition to 37 new scholarship award recipients in 2024, Taylor Farms says it also provided 73 renewal scholarships for students who were awarded between 2021 and 2023.
The retailer honored more than 14,600 students nationwide for work to fight hunger and waste.
“Recent efforts to undermine and delay the implementation of the traceability rule would leave consumers at risk when unsafe food enters the marketplace,” said Brian Ronholm, director of food safety at Consumer Reports.
AFP has reprised its multitactical and multifaceted lifestyle campaign again this year, but with a host of new activations strategically designed to reach the most diverse audience of existing and new avocado consumers.
The newly created role is intended to strengthen the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s membership offerings and expand into new markets domestically and beyond Canada.
The organization says this framework will better measure the impact of controlled environment agriculture.
Inspections of avocado and mangoes have restarted in the Mexican state of Michoacán following the assault of USDA APHIS inspectors.
The company highlights its accomplishments in fair trade, organic, responsible agriculture and meeting the United Nation’s sustainability goals.
The retailer says it will leverage Agritask’s remote sensing and data analytics to make more informed decisions on sourcing cherries and blackberries.
Spot refrigerated rates were $2.41 per mile in May, up 9 cents from May 2023, according to a new report from DAT Freight & Analytics.
The study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Cornell University shows how organic farmers’ viewpoints about soil microbiome affect farming practices.
The department said it will focus on studying pollinator stressors and make recommendations on pollinator health to strengthen its research efforts.
The grower, packer and shipper of tree fruit said retailers can expect a good promotable volume of organic dark sweet cherries.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based California-based Calavo Growers is celebrating its Peruvian partner, the Viru Group, to commemorate their alliance and milestone anniversaries.
Retailers — and consumers — looking to liven up their melon menus continue to turn to the specialty category.
With the theme of “Comin’ in Hot” the organization’s inaugural display contest sought to increase demand and interest in Florida sweet corn.
The USDA on June 17 paused inspections of mangoes and avocados after agency inspectors were reportedly held and physically assaulted in the Mexican state.
Ridge Spring, S.C.-based Titan Farms has unveiled a strategic partnership with CarbonCents, a technology firm specializing in carbon footprint tracking and reduction solutions.
The Hass Avocado Board has named marketing firm Meyocks as its agency partner to lead research and nutrition-focused advertising and creative strategy promoting the benefits of avocados to health professionals.
Dole Food Co. says it has created the ultimate wedding reception menu for couples that are as bananas for bananas as they are for each other.
Though Peru is historically one of the strongest origins during summer, the industry has projected a shorter and smaller crop for the 2024 Peruvian season, says Keith Barnard, senior vice president of global sourcing.
Josep Jove Estiarte has been appointed to the position, effective immediately, after serving as interim CEO and chief innovation officer since February 2024.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has named Kent Shoemaker to its board of directors, appointing him chairman of the board.
Designed to support the company’s commitment to innovation, collaboration and community engagement, the new office spans 51,350 square feet on three floors of office space.
From jumbo berries to value-added convenience to sustainability, this year’s Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure offered a feast of fresh produce trends.
The Oppenheimer Group has released the first edition of its sustainability report, which company officials say outlines its accomplishments and vision for the future.
The produce-forward cause marketing organization’s fundraising efforts helped support Feeding America food banks and organizations such as the Foundation for Fresh Produce, Our Military Kids and Ripe for Revival.
San Francisco-based food technology company GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Parlier, Calif.-based Custom Produce Sales. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The USDA’s March all-orange forecast for the 2022-23 season is 2.62 million tons, up slightly from the previous forecast but down 25% from the 2021-22 final utilization.
USDA-reported truck shipments for 2022 show berries and lettuces were big movers in the California central coast district.