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The Vidalia onion grower has named Steven Shuman general manager and vice president of sales and elevated Cliff Riner to vice president of ag production and grower relations.
Avocados From Mexico has revealed its Big Game Teaser video, featuring actress and avocado lover Anna Faris.
CKF Inc. has launched two operations to help grow the sustainable packaging market, making moves at its Rexdale, Ontario, facility in December 2022 and its plant in Langley, British Columbia, in January 2023.
The first farm in Saudi Arabia, expected to be the largest indoor vertical farm of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, will have an annual production capacity up to 2.4 million pounds of crops.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce Inc. has announced the testing results of its Mission Control ripening technology and management process.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet is celebrating American Heart Month, National Sweet Potato Month, Valentine’s Day and Cook a Sweet Potato Day in February.
Industry groups are expressing support for the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance’s priorities for the 2023 farm bill.
The nonprofit will serve six schools within Harlandale Independent School District this semester, directly affecting around 720 families and providing 115,200 pounds of fresh produce to its participants.
Southern California’s strawberry season got off to a soggy start this year, with nearly 4 inches of rain falling in the Oxnard growing area in January. The rains put a damper on early season picking.
Matiasevich, 76, was co-founder and president of Fullerton, Calif.-based Veg-Land Sales Inc. and its subsidiaries, including JBJ Distributing and Flowerland.
The Salinas, Calif.-based grower-shipper expects promotable volumes of its organic and conventional varieties in the beginning of the year through March, with the largest quantities in February.
From technology to indoor grown to packaging innovations, the Global Organic Produce Expo 2023, which took place Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, was abuzz with the latest trends and hot topics.
It may have taken a while for stores to see the benefit of making 2-pound clamshells a daily shelf item, but retailers have discovered that the 2-pounder can work as more than just a sale item.
Markon is bringing produce industry communications and marketing expertise to lead the foodservice cooperative’s engagement strategy in a newly created role.
Natural Grocers has released its second annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report for fiscal year 2022, which outlines current practices as well as investments made in the previous year.
The agency said it has supported the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to transform the food system by building “more and better markets” for U.S. farmers and ranchers and improving and modernizing resources.
Craig Fox, executive vice president at Fox Packaging, died on Feb. 1.
Encouraging Discovery and Growth in Education, also known as EDGE, is a career program focused on developing and connecting students to produce industry career opportunities in the Lone Star State.
Consumers love strawberries, and they are showing big enthusiasm for organic strawberries.
“Sustainability” was one of the most talked about topics at the recent Fruit Logistica 2023, held Feb. 8-10 at Messe Berlin.
The three produce veterans will hit the ground running, supporting the Ontario-based grower-shipper’s recent growth.
Elder is credited as becoming “a major force in the avocado industry” during 27-year tenure with the company.
At a Marks and Spencer Foodhall in central London, or M&S Foodhall as it is billed here, fresh vegetables are on the menu this Valentine’s Day.
South Africa-based Westfalia Fruit put a spotlight on its research and development efforts for the avocado industry at the recent Fruit Logistica expo in Berlin.
Research funded by the Center for Produce Safety is seeking to validate sanitation methods for both harvest and picking bags.
The Food Equity Opportunity Map highlights areas of the U.S. where improving access to good and nutritious food would make the greatest impact.
If consumers are looking to get the most bang for their buck, the potato category at their grocer is the place they should make sure they shop, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of NoKota Packers, Inc., Buxton, N.D.
The Ohio-based produce wholesaler and distributor has promoted Sirna to vice president of sales and Arrendondo to director of operations for its Norwalk, Ohio, distribution center.
Bee Sweet Citrus is reporting a strong supply of lemons, cara cara navel oranges and blood oranges this year in time for spring holiday promotions.
A USDA retail price report showed the average advertised price for a 10-pound bag of russet potatoes on Feb. 3 was $4.72, up 4% from $4.53 the same time a year ago.