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Ed Oldham will join as head of sourcing; Ann Reed has been named group vice president of Our Brands; Jake Cannon has been named Cincinnati-Dayton division president; and Josh Harpole has been named Louisville division president.
In her new role as the executive vice president of farming operations, Camarena will oversee all farming operations through harvest for Bonipak Produce and Betteravia Farms.
Icafolin-methyl represents the first new weed-killing chemistry in more than 30 years.
To learn more about what’s ahead for the nutrition program that serves nearly 7 million people across the U.S., The Packer recently sat down with National WIC Association President and CEO Georgia Machell.
The new bill duplicates elements of the on-going WOTUS rework effort by EPA, but has been praised for helping to bring regulatory certainty by excluding certain types of water under the “navigable waters” definition.
President Donald Trump said on Monday most trading partners that do not negotiate separate trade deals would soon face tariffs of 15% to 20% on their exports to the U.S.
Abhay Thosar, chief horticultural specialist at Sollum Technologies, shares the tremendous improvements the controlled environment agriculture industry has made with its lighting in the past decade or so.
Jeremy Andrews has been promoted from his previous role as the packaging company’s director of sales for the East.
Sir David Nabarro, 2018 World Food Prize Laureate, is being recalled as a mentor and leader whose efforts helped many.
She brings a wealth of experience in produce buying around the Mid-Atlantic, says JOH.
IFPA Chief Science Officer Max Teplitski says the food safety approach sets the direction and commits to shared responsibility in enhancing produce safety from farm to fork.
California has seen a significant increase in its strawberry exports to Mexico in recent years. To learn the latest, The Packer connected with the commission’s Chris Christian at Aneberries 2025.
At the recent Aneberries trade fair, members of the global berry industry said they’re reading the Trump administration’s tariff tea leaves and watching trade deals closely.
This memorandum of understanding will improve proactive, science-based food safety standards for the organization that represents fresh produce growers in California, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.
While at the IFPA Foodservice Conference, the California grower says it will showcase its year-round supply of fresh berries.
Produce industry veteran Ed Beckman joins the FreshXperts team to help lead the relaunch with its founder, Anthony Totta.
The annual shift to international suppliers has been smooth this year and ensures retailers have a constant supply of the popular apple, Oppy says.
Johnny Hughes will serve as president of SF-360, FiveStar’s fresh food delivery solution.
The company says it will highlight the value its custom avocado and mango ripening programs bring to the foodservice at the International Fresh Produce Association conference.
The commission says the reorg strengthens the department’s ability to serve farmers and safeguard the nation’s food supply.
Nathan Boyd, a professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, shares how the technology can help growers in many ways.
Assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program is available for agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.
Citing severe consequences to growers, exporters, retailers and consumers, fresh produce organizations encourage the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. to collaborate on a long-term solution.
Murat Kacira, director of the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, explains the Mars Lunar Greenhouse Prototype project and how space ag and Earth’s CEA isn’t too different.
The annual trade fair, held July 23-24, marked its 15th anniversary and welcomed a record 3,000 attendees and exhibitors to Mexico’s Expo Guadalajara.
Jennie Coleman, president of Equifruit and Chief Banana Badass, shares the challenges to enacting meaningful change, the importance of sustainability to the future of the industry and more.
With time continuing to be a premium for consumers, garlic marketers say they see rising interest in garlic convenience products as well as organics.
The company expects a strong California table grape season, with a new eco-friendly packaging offering for retailers.
Filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, the suit claims that proposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports will directly impact the U.S.'s second-largest supplier of orange juice.
The department says it will relocate more than half of its Washington, D.C., staff to five hubs around the country, as well as consolidate or eliminate regional offices.