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In time for winter production, Sollum Technologies has completed the expansion of its smart LED lighting solution at Allegro Acres, a greenhouse pepper farm in Kingsville, Ontario.
International Fruit Genetics LLC boasts a total of 47 patented table grape varieties, with the IFG™ Sweet Globe™ grape being the most grown grape variety globally.
The J.R. Simplot Company has announced it has entered a strategic alliance with Plant Sciences Inc., a Watsonville, CA-based plant breeding company, to drive new breeding techniques for strawberries.
United Fresh Produce Association and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) are pleased to announce the release of the Second Edition of the USA/Canada Labeling Guide.
Honored for the first time in 2020, the leading grower, The Oppenheimer Group (Oppy) was selected as one of Canada’s Top Employers for the second year in a row.
Heat seal coating specialist Sappi Rockwell Solutions has launched a recyclable, lightweight, heat seal, lidding film designed specifically for the fresh produce market.
There should be plenty of California winter vegetables available this season, with generally strong markets for grower-shippers and reasonable prices for retailers and consumers.
Megan McKenna, Senior Director of Marketing & Foodservice, National Watermelon Promotion Board, as the recipient of the 2021 Betty Bastion Outstanding Service Award.
Agriculture Capital (AC) has released its fifth annual Impact Report, measuring the positive impact of its regenerative management practices on the environment and the community.
Robert Lichtenberg, Director of Purchasing for Earl’s Organic Produce on The SF Market is retiring after a career spanning almost 50 years.
Oregon native Nicole Harrison, winner of Fresh Del Monte’s BUNCH OF GOOD™ sweepstakes, presents a check for $10,000 on behalf of Fresh Del Monte’s ‘Bunch of Good Society’ to Nate Crone of Feeding America.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies, Inc. has announced a partnership with Fresno, CA-based Mirabella Farms, Inc., a family-owned table grape grower/packer/shipper with over 60 years of industry experience.
A well-known veteran of the produce industry has joined the team at Mastronardi Produce to help support their recently expanded Western business operations.
I’ve had the privilege to form relationships over the years with so many people we do business with, who become friends more than colleagues.
All the elements are in place for a great year for the Maine potato supply from Presque Isle-based Cambridge Farms.
With most of the 2021 apple crop now harvested and in storage, Washington apple shippers have lowered their estimate of the state’s fresh apple volume by 5.3% compared with an earlier estimate.
The Colombia Avocado Board is excited to reveal their new brand image as part of a new strategic plan to increase Colombian avocado imports to the U.S.
The USDA announced that OM Vegetable Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $17,518 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel today announced the hiring of Jim Smits as Vice President of Retail Advisory, a new role designed to align Apeel’s solutions with the needs of retail grocery executives.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement is has published its annual report.
Moving fresh asparagus from Peru to the U.S. is increasingly costly and challenging, and shipping the vegetable from importers’ warehouses to customers’ distribution centers in the U.S. isn’t a piece of cake.
Foodservice sales that plummeted during the pandemic are edging upward once again, but avocado importers say labor shortages are preventing the business from reaching pre-COVID-19 levels.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is bringing increased volume of organic Honeycrisp and SweeTango to the market in the 2021-22 season.
The Chilean Blueberry Committee projects global export volumes of 117,000 metric tons in 2021-22, similar to the total exported the previous season.
Los Angeles-based POM Wonderful is kicking off the 2021 California pomegranate season with its largest digital marketing campaign ever to raise brand awareness and continue to drive category growth.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has reported that the industry is recalling certain Broadwood Farm brand microgreens from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.
The USDA announced that David Lopez, doing business as Texas Best Produce, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $47,880 issued under the PACA involving unpaid produce transactions.
The ISDA announced that Fuentes Farms LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,200 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the PACA.
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has announced a breadth of efforts to advance innovation and industry involvement with regulators on PLU stickers.