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The Agricultural Water Summit, postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled in September.
Potatoes USA is seeking nominations for 60 open board member seats for the 2020-24 term.
Jasa Packaging Solutions is promoting its Sleever, which can automatically put a cardboard sleeve around packages, for kiwifruit.
Victor Verlage, the senior director of agriculture strategy development for Walmart, is the latest panelist confirmed for a virtual panel on produce trends on indoor agriculture.
Inline Plastics has revamped its popular line of Safe-T-Fresh Rectangles.
April prices for food purchased at grocery stores were up 2.7% from March and 4.1% above year-ago levels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported.
Danny Dumas, who has been with Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. for more than two decades, has left the company.
Fruits that can be eaten out of hand continue to reign in the realm of produce snacking, according to the newest FreshFacts on Retail report from the United Fresh Produce Association.
New England Produce Council has canceled the 21st NEPC Produce Floral & Food Service Expo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the Farmers to Families Food Box Program underway across the country, companies are busy packing and sending fresh produce to food banks.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is promoting Piñata and Artisan Organics Lil Snappers apples as summer promotion options.
Equitable Food Initiative, Washington, D.C., has promoted Kenton Harmer to a new position at the organization, managing director.
The PMA and United Fresh Produce say they had a “candid dialogue” with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials about the Farmers to Families Food Box Program and expressed hope that improvements can be made.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has hired Lionel Mendoza as vice president of business development and promoted Brittany Vetter to national director of sales — retail.
Culinary Specialty Produce Inc., Dimetri Gardikas Produce Co Inc., and Gargiulo Produce have been Endorsed. Garfield Produce Company, Lyons Magnus LLC, Premier Catering and Events, Inc., The Fruitist Company and more.
Are consumers changing their preferences around fresh produce because of COVID-19? And will their new behaviors stick around after the pandemic has subsided?
California farms, ranches and agricultural business will lose between $5.9 billion and $8.6 billion in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study commissioned by ag groups.
Building on a new substantial influx of new financing, Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel Sciences says it is poised to expand to more suppliers, produce categories, retailers and foodservice channels around the world.
The COVID-19 crisis has caused consumers to see plastic produce in a new way.
Lakeside Organic Gardens, Watsonville, Calif., has a unique new product, organic fioretto.
The COVID-19 crisis may have quieted the conversations on sustainable packaging, but the future of the sector is as strong as ever, according to panelists at a Produce Marketing Association’s Virtual Town Hall.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has a new subcommittee that focuses on how land adjacent to leafy greens fields might contribute to foodborne illness outbreaks from romaine lettuce.
4 Way Fuel, Falafel House, Roca Fresh Inc., Share Farm Inc., and The Fruit Stand Inc. are new companies to the Market. Bay Area Organic Express, Kuaiwi Farm LLC, Palmer’s Super Market and others have changes.
More than 235 employees of Dole’s salad processing plant in Springfield, Ohio, tested positive for COVID-19.
The produce industry has been working to help feed families during the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of ways.
How close are robotic apple harvesting machines to commercial deployment?
The sweetest summertime snack may be small, but it carries a fierce punch of flavor. Starr Ranch® Growers are proudly serving sweet Pacific Northwest-grown cherries, unrivaled in flavor and quality.
Long Pond, Pa.-based Pocono Organics has partnered with Pocono Raceway for its 2020 doubleheader weekend on June 27-28.
The Produce Traceability Initiative has added/upgrade four tools for the industry to support traceability implementation.
Jaemor Farms Banks Crossing Market, Las Colinas International Inc, Rainforest Fruits, SF Bay Distributors Inc, and Tom Produce Inc. are new companies to the Market. Bashas’ Inc., Harmons City Inc. & others have updates.