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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.
Fruit World, Reedley, Calif., is introducing high-graphic recyclable packaging as it enters the citrus season with increased availability of California mandarins and other citrus.
Organic aquaponic grower Superior Fresh, Northfield, Wis., has refreshed its brand and is packing in containers recycled from plastic bottles
For produce operators, the cost of doing business took on a whole new context after the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Growing sweet potatoes is a labor-intensive business
Guadalupe, Calif.-based Beachside Produce LLC is bringing full production of Brussels sprouts, celery and broccoli to the market for the holiday season.
The California Avocado Commission, Irvine, is presenting short educational session at its virtual Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit booth.
Salix Fruits has hired Shaun Swart as country manager for South Africa.
Many members and their families attended the 6th annual Joe DeLorenzo Family Apple Picking Event, hosted Oct. 3, by Eastern Produce Council at Melick’s Cider Mill & Orchard, Oldwick, N.J.
Lēf Farms, Loudon, N.H., has promoted Mariana Robles to production manager.
Growers in the Red River Valley, which straddles northwestern Minnesota and northeastern North Dakota, say growing conditions have been great this season, and they expect a good-size crop, far superior to last year’s.
Verdant Technologies, St. Paul, Minn., has hired Gordon Robertson as chief revenue and marketing officer.
Aaron Troyer, president of Troyer Brothers, Fort Myers, Fla., is the new chairman of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association.
The new director of operations at Port Everglades, Broward County, Fla., is Ricardo Charlton.
Hydroponic lettuce grower Pete’s, Carpinteria, Calif., has hired Jeff Mendelsohn as foodservice sales manager.
Matt Law is the new manager of Allen Lund Company’s Minneapolis office.