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Here’s Wednesday’s schedule for the Sustainable Produce Summit.
Here’s Thursday’s schedule for the Sustainable Produce Summit.
As long as the new coronavirus hangs around, bagged potato sales will spike, say marketers of San Luis Valley potatoes.
Dynamic Systems Inc., Bellevue, Wash., has launched a lower-cost version of its SIMBA traceability system designed for smaller produce growers and packers.
Ryan Wilson delivers dynamic keynote at the Sustainable Produce Summit.
The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a web seminar on auditor training for good agricultural practices.
Jeff Cady rarely misses an opportunity to get better, and that approach has served him well as director of produce and floral for Williamsville, N.Y.-based Tops Friendly Markets.
Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Specialty Foods is kicking off Halloween promotions by riding the wave of shoppers who want to try new things.
Natalia Cervantes joins Potatoes USA as conversation architect.
San Diego, Calif.-based Organics Unlimited is positioned for good year-round production of organic bananas and is celebrating a big milestone.
Participants in the United Fresh Produce Association’s first Produce Safety Immersion Program will have a
The imposition of new import requirements on U.S. romaine lettuce by the CFIA could have been avoided with better communication between U.S. and Canadian food safety officials, according to Ron Lemaire.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. is working with mango exporter FLP of Peru S.A.C.
Comments submitted by the Produce Marketing Association, the United Fresh Produce Association and Western Growers support the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule.
Ayco Farms Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., is starting its 15th offshore melon season in November.
The Roseville, Calif.-based California Prune Board has elected George Sousa Jr. of Mariana Packing Co. as its chairman for the 2020-22 term.
Fresno, Calif.-based Sun-Maid is introducing new flavors and packaging for its yogurt-covered raisins.
Salinas, Calif.-based Moxxy Marketing’s work on a new website for Valley Farm Management has been recognized by Graphic Design USA with a 2020 American Web Design Award.
Vegetable breeder Enza Zaden, based in The Netherlands, has identified a gene that resists the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV).
Margaret Ann Comito, whose husband and children have overseen the growth of the family company, Norwalk, Iowa-based Capital City Fruit Co., has died.
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has announced Class 10 of its Emerging Leader Development Program.
The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture are inviting communities to apply for technical assistance to help promote local foods.
Let’s get the obligatory pun out of the way: This blueberry is berry, berry big.
A new survey reveals the inroads that Walmart+ has been making since its mid-September launch.
Kingsville, Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce is adding more heat to the Sunset lineup with Yowzers!
While many industry events are canceled, Eastern Produce Council has reveled in a couple annual outdoor events that enabled members to attend safely during a pandemic.
Sharwil avocados from Hawaii will be arriving to northern U.S. states and Canada in November, and the season continues to March.
The Food and Drug Administration and its counterparts in Mexico are taking steps to strengthen collaboration on food safety, from outbreak investigations to training and outbreak prevention measures.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Sunrise International LLC, barring the company from the industry for Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations.
IPL Macro, Fairfield, Calif., is revamping the MacroBin 26 almost three decades after it was introduced to produce growers, with design enhancements to make it more durable.