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Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms removed 92 metric tons of plastic waste from their packaging in 2020, almost quadrupling the amount they reduced in 2019.
The U.S. fresh produce sector continues to experience the shocks of COVID-19, limited resources, labor shortages, increasing regulation, and other challenges.
Equitable Food Initiative announced that it has been recognized as a third-party-verified certification program for Walmart U.S.’s new pollinator health commitments.
The Kern County carrot season will pick up steam in late May for Arvin, Calif.-based Kern Ridge Growers LLC.
Near double-digit growth in organic sales highlighted retail sales in the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report from the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.
Members of the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association will vote May 11 on a resolution for the organizations to combine and form a new association.
One of the many education events that took place at Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2021 Fresh Week was the webinar Emerging Technologies: The Roaring 20s.
The produce industry’s social media feeds were filled with relevant news as well as holiday and hashtag connections of all sorts. Here’s a few posts we liked the week of April 10-16.
Steve Bamford was reluctant to utter the overused word “pivot,” but there’s good reason it’s been said ad nauseam in the past year.
One way to keep up with the trends is to take note of the new products featured at conferences.
Categories we want to spotlight this season are berries, sweet corn, Vidalia onions, asparagus and mangoes.
California Giant Berry Farms is celebrating this Earth Day, although for the growers and staff, every day is Earth Day.
Part 2 of Aidan Mouat, CEO and co-founder of Hazel Technologies Inc., on finalizing a $70 million Series C financing round.
Mondi has partnered with SILBO, a Polish leading producer of compostable packaging, to create a paper-based high-strength packaging for the Irish farm potato business Meade Farm Group.
Stemilt’s World Famous cherry season kicks off this week in California and all eyes are on the crop’s upcoming promotional window and the fast-approaching Memorial Day holiday.
Produce truck rates are up 70% or more compared with a year ago, and industry sources don’t think relief is coming anytime soon.
When it comes to berries, the care and preparation needed to ensure these beauties make it to the shelf in the best, most appealing condition requires an intricate partnership between farmer and retailer.
Several challenges prevent farmers from collecting and sharing data on their production practices, but there is ample opportunity to empower farmer’s digital transition.
Shelly Hoffheins has joined the JOH Mid-Atlantic team as an Account Executive/Account Manager.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel acquired ImpactVision, enabling the company to quantify fresh produce quality from the inside-out, which can optimize global food supply chains.
Charlotte Vick is an owning partner with parents Jerome and Diane Vick and brother Linwood Vick of Wilson, N.C.-based Vick Family Farms, which grows a variety of crops, including sweet potatoes, on more than 8,000 acres.
Michele Youngquist’s approach to leading the business at Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Bay Baby Produce centers around taking care of her customers and taking care of her employees.
California grower groups applauded the state’s May 10 expansion of emergency drought measures but urged caution in their implementation.
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the global launch of SmartCitrus, which the company describes as a new quality platform directed to the citrus industry to maintain freshness and reduce food loss and waste.
Citrus suppliers are invited to give their perspective on the summer citrus outlook for The Packer’s May 31 Summer Citrus Marketing Section.
A chilly winter isn’t the worst thing in the world if you’re a Georgia farmer. A cooler December, January and February slowed the growth of broccoli, cauliflower, onions, greens and cabbage, and also brought rain.
Besides labor, the biggest challenges these days are in freight — not just rates, but having the trucks available to carry freight.
Episode 46 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features two conversations.
With harvest starting the first week of May, South Carolina is poised to offer buyers a good crop of peaches in 2021.
Vidalia onions will enjoy a big spring and summer season, said Heidi McIntyre, marketing consultant for Glennville, Ga.-based G&R Farms.