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It is again time to honor a well-deserving member of the potato growing community by nominating them for the Potato Person of the Year or Potato Person for All Seasons award.
People First is a spotlight on social responsibility in fresh produce with several weeks of focused content published and promoted across all The Packer platforms.
California state water officials are bracing for another dry year in 2022.
As in the last 10 years, the multinational company Sanlucar has presented its new Global Compact Progress Report.
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) recognized excellence in the Ontario produce industry at its Virtual Awards Ceremony Dec. 2.
Sakata Seed America has officially signed an agreement finalizing the sale of its carrot breeding program to long-standing corporate partner, Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc., or IFSI.
Explaining the value of misshapen vegetables—that they are as healthful as their picture-perfect counterparts and buying them helps reduce food waste—could help improve sales of “ugly” produce.
Stout Industrial Technology has announced that Brent Shedd has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the industrial solutions and artificial intelligence company.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host the Maryland’s Best Expo on Wednesday, January 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
The Board of Directors announces Michelle Broom’s resignation as President of The Ontario Produce Marketing Association, effective February 11, 2022.
Fyffes and Breakfast Club of Canada (BCC) are delighted to announce a new partnership that will increase fresh fruit servings to school children in Montreal communities where the need is greatest.
Responding to feedback from growers who said the agency’s previous guidance was too complicated and difficult to implement, the FDA has changed its regulatory approach to agricultural water requirements.
Everything in Texas is bigger, right? Well, the same can be said for H-E-B’s Austin, Texas-based store.
Since 2019, KRONEN has been working on developing an innovative washing process for fresh-cut lettuce.
Mixed industry trends led to mixed results for Dole plc in the quarter ending Sept. 30.
Eggplant and green beans are two items that Nogales, Ariz.-area distributors say are flourishing.
The following business updates from West Mexico produce distributors were collected by The Packer’s Tom Burfield.
New year’s resolutions are on everyone’s mind this time of year making it the perfect time to promote one of Stemilt’s most successful brands, Lil Snappers.
California Giant Berry Farms, a leader in fresh sustainable berries, today unveiled its new website, www.calgiant.com.
Houston-based Sysco Corporation has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Laurel, Md.-based The Coastal Companies from Continental Grain Company.
Ocean Mist Farms is pleased to announce Jeff Hutterer has joined Ocean Mist Farms as Director of Value-Added Sales and Christa Schuck has joined as Sales Representative.
Among the speakers will be Brian Dey, senior merchandiser, Four Seasons Produce. Dey will speak at the GOPEX session Merchandising Show & Tell: Hands of Gold at Work.
Farm Journal today announced the acquisition of Precision Reach, the leading programmatic digital services company serving the agricultural market.
Josh Leichter, CEO of Pacific Trellis Fruit, announced today the opening of a new sales office in Tucson, Arizona and the appointment of Dan Carapella as director of special projects.
A mild fall has led to some ideal growing conditions as Fresno, Calif.-based Baloian Farms prepares to launch its winter vegetables program, said salesman Jay Angulo.
The USDA has announced the establishment of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program that will award up to $400 million for emergency food assistance purchases of domestic local foods.
Specialty produce items that are performing exceptionally well for Frieda’s Specialty Produce include dragon fruit, kumquats, passion fruit and coconuts.
Over the past 20 years, the volume of fresh vegetables imported by the U.S., primarily from Mexico and Canada, rose nearly 200%, according to a new analysis from the USDA’s Economic Research Service.
Fresh potato prices in late November were well above late 2020 levels while shipments of potatoes were lagging below year ago-levels, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics.