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The National Mango Board welcomes Cindy Swanberg Schwing as its newest Retail Account Manager handling the West Coast region.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision in a California case involving labor unions and property rights could affect the entire nation’s agriculture employers and employees.
Some, but far from all, produce operators have optimism about President Biden’s plans to put in place policies that will give growers a “green new deal” to help reduce greenhouse gases.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that up to $2 million is available for local governments to host Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot projects for fiscal 2021.
Wireless underground soil monitoring solution Soil Scout has officially launched its full integration package with U.S-based provider of autonomous aerial intelligence services GreenSight.
Execulytics Consulting, a leading consulting firm for the fresh produce industry, has completed an in-depth report that highlights Canadian shopper preferences in a post-covid world.
Decarbonization of fresh produce production and logistics, achieving zero waste and seeking more sustainable growing methods are among the long-term goals for produce companies surveyed by The Packer.
There is a lot to love about fruit, including the plethora of songs about it. Listen here for The Packer’s picks of top fruity tunes.
Over a million poles stretch toward the sky on 750 rolling acres in Oceanside, California, graced by vines that will yield the season’s first vine-ripened roma and round tomatoes come the Fourth of July.
Arable Capital Partners (“Arable”) announced today the acquisition of Royal Ridge Fruits, Dorsing Farms, Inc. and related entities.
Morehead, Ky.-based AppHarvest Inc. started building two new high-tech indoor farms: A berry farm in Somerset, Ky., and a leafy greens farm Morehead, Ky.
All of the products from Chesterfield Twp., Mich.-based Lakeland Fresh Farms, a local producer of hydroponically grown greens, are now verified as non-GMO through The Non-GMO Project.
Divine Flavor and the American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR) launch partnership aimed towards spreading awareness to consumers of how table grapes can be part of a plant based diet that reduces cancer risk.
Netherlands-based PerfoTec has found an improved approach to modified atmosphere packaging technology, according to the company.
The move from clamshells to tray-sealing produce packages is one of the most significant advances in packaging technology in the past five years.
In a May survey about sustainability, The Packer offered respondents the chance to provide “any other thoughts” on sustainability.
Fresh Innovations California, LLC has hired Greg Taylor as their new Senior Vice President Sales, Marketing, and Innovation.
Reidsville, Ga.-based Shuman Farms staff members are spending June volunteering in the communities where their RealSweet Vidalia onions are sold.
Third-party certification bodies play a significant but not universal role in confirming and measuring sustainability measures related to the environment.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods has teamed up with Fresh Cravings to launch the “Summer Snacking Games” Sweepstakes to drive consumption of produce during the warmer weather months.
Paying the winner’s way to a big conference, the 2021 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship application period is now open.
Marketers moved more than 3 million pounds of organic garlic, and sales topped more than $24 million in 2019, according to IRI.
Organic berry sales topped $760 million in 2019 and comprised 12.3% of total retail berry sales, according to data from IRI. Marketers moved more than 13.7 million pounds of berries in 2019.
Dayka & Hackett LLC, Reedley, Calif., and Agrícola Don Ricardo, Ica, Peru, have signed agreements to sell majority ownership to newly formed produce company Frutura.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced winners for the 2021 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award.
Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms is excited to announce its inaugural “Summer of Snacking” just in time for the first official day of summer which kicked off on Sunday.
San Francisco-based GrubMarket announced it has completed the acquisition of Sierra Produce, one of the largest importers of South American fruits directly from growers into the United States.
Episode 51 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with Kristina Lorusso, business development director for Giumarra, about the company’s recent tests of autonomous trucks and aircraft to move produce.
The Hass Avocado Board reports avocado category has shown year-to-date volume growth of 5.2%, adding 45 million units to the category versus the prior year.
Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms is forming BrightLabs, an innovation and research lab at its Ohio growing facility, as well as launching a new lettuce product.