News
D’Arrigo California, Salinas, is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.andyboy.com.
The Fresh Produce & Floral Council had its Annual Charity Auction virtually on Dec. 17th, raising $35,250 to support Caterina’s Club and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
It’s summer in Chile, and that means it’s time for Chilean Cherries! The Chilean cherry season is in full swing, with promotions ongoing throughout the month of January and into early February.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating domestic regulations for pale cyst nematode (PCN, Globodera pallida).
If there is something most can agree on, it is that we all are ready for a new year.
With the new year, all products certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as organic can be marketed as such in the United Kingdom, and certified organic products from the UK can be marketed as organic in the U.S.
Ten years ago, on Jan. 4, 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act became law.
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has achieved its inaugural fundraising goal of $2 million for 2020.
United Fresh Produce Association is launching its 117th Congress Meet and Greet series for members to virtually meet new legislators and discuss issues.
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling Sesame Asian Chopped Salad Kits in nine states after the wrong salad dressing and topping pack was included in the kits.
As we pointed out in previous blogs, there were some silver linings concerning produce safety and healthy eating in 2020.
Didn’t get to attend all the education sessions at the Sustainable Produce Summit? We’ve got you. Now you can listen on the go — while driving, exercising, cleaning, whatever! — on the Lettuce Learn More Podcast.
Didn’t get to attend all the education sessions at the Sustainable Produce Summit? We’ve got you. Now you can listen on the go — while driving, exercising, cleaning, whatever! — on the Lettuce Learn More Podcast.
The political winds are changing and that means substantial adjustments are ahead for growers.
Honeybear® Brands, a leading grower, packer and developer of premium apples, has been honored with an International Integrated Pest Management Symposium Award of Recognition.
The Produce Marketing Association’s Richard Owen will be leaving his position at the end of January to become president and CEO of the American Peanut Council.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making another $1.5 billion available for distributing fresh produce, dairy and meat products through a fifth round of the Farmers to Family Food Box Program.
The USDA is allocating more than $70 million for 383 projects to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, threat mitigation and to safeguard nursery production.
Ten figures from United Fresh Produce Association’s Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy.
Adapting soil health management measures can increase a farm’s yield and yearly income substantially, highlight two recent case studies from the American Farmland Trust.
South Mill Champs, Kennett Square, Pa., has acquired processor The Mushroom Company, Cambridge, Md.
One of the chief initiatives at Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit Co. in 2020 pertained to sustainability, said Chuck Sinks, president of sales and marketing.
Brewster, Wash.-based Honeybear Brands is building a new packing facility, said Don Roper, vice president of sales and marketing for Honeybear Brands, as well as Elgin, Minn.-based Wescott Orchard & Agri Products Inc.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based grower-shipper CMI Orchards LLC continues to test new brands and apple varieties to go with its existing products, said George Harter, vice president of marketing.
The Fishers-based New York Apple Association rolled out numerous marketing and promotional initiatives in 2020, said Cynthia Haskins, president and CEO.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gardners, Pa.-based grower-shipper Rice Fruit Co. has sharpened its focus on sustainable packaging, said Brenda Briggs, vice president of sales and marketing.
The Oppenheimer Group is reporting growth in its Envy and Jazz apple programs, while Pacific Rose remains strong with exports and in certain domestic markets, said Roger Aguirre, director of apples and pears.
Limoneira, a long-time lemon supplier to Chipotle, has received the restaurant chain’s Food With Integrity Award.
Cooler and freezer manufacturer Polar King International has hired Rachel Giese as a customer service agent.
Robert Glasser, who started each morning at 2 a.m. for 60 years opening the family business, Torn & Glasser, has died.