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The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the 36 finalists for its 2018 Innovation Awards.
Karen Murphy, a long-time fruit merchandiser with Indianapolis Fruit Co., died unexpectedly May 11.
The Republican version set for a House vote on Friday contains so many unpalatable provisions that lawmakers from both parties are racing to dramatically rework the $867 billion bill to keep it from going down in defeat.
Eddie Lund has been promoted to president of Allen Lund Co., the transportation company his father founded in 1976.
House Republicans hope to debate and vote on the farm bill this week, but industry sources say it is uncertain whether the GOP has the votes to pass it.
Market Fresh Produce has hired Sherri Zintel as the manager of inventory systems at the company’s Tampa, Fla., facility.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, citing lack of interest from growers, has put an end to a campaign for a national research and promotion program for organic produce and other products.
Volume of Honeycrisp apples sold at retail in March jumped 31.5% over year-ago levels, according to the latest Stemilt Growers Fruit Tracker Fast Facts.
Alex Ott is leaving the California Apple Commission and other commodity boards to become the full-time executive director of the American Pecan Council.
Twenty-eight more illnesses have been attributed to the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from Yuma, bringing the total to 149 cases.
Where you live says something about what you eat — a trend highlighted by the newest Hass Avocado Board research into regional consumption of the fruit.
Health officials in Minnesota have linked 10 illnesses in the state to the nationwide E. coli outbreak connected with romaine from the Yuma, Ariz., growing region.
The Coachella Valley and Palm Springs area is known for resorts, golfing, music festivals and other recreational past times.
The Packer expects its 4th annual West Coast Produce Expo to be the biggest and best.
A multistate outbreak connected to romaine from Arizona continues to have consequences for romaine from California.
Six people in Canada have been sickened by E. coli, and the illnesses are genetically similar to cases in the 29-state E.coli outbreak in the U.S. linked to romaine from the Yuma growing region.
Incorporating a weighing device into forklifts is a good way for warehouse operations to save time and money compared with using a traditional floor scale, according to Fairbanks Scales.
Business owners in the produce industry face a convergence of factors that make this a unique time to exit their business.
Green gold has become big business. This year, demand from European millennials and rich Chinese has pushed the price of avocados so high, even Chilean gangs are getting in on the act.
When it comes to the “Big Game,” it really is super for avocado sales.
Sliced apple companies Farmington Fresh Cuts, Stockton, Calif., and Fresh Innovations, Oxnard, Calif., are merging.
After 45 years in the produce industry and selling a world of onions, Chris Woo is ready to retire.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking four importers to fill seats on the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has found three Oriental fruit flies in south Miami-Dade County.
Kwik Trip convenience stores have removed Del Monte vegetable trays after Wisconsin and Minnesota health officials said 14 consumers contracted cyclospora infections.
Apple grower-shippers in New York report a promising bloom set up by near perfect weather throughout the state in May.
The Star Group is taking its greenhouse living lettuce line one step farther, cutting, washing and offering the lettuce in five new blends under the Inspired Leaves brand.
Stemilt Growers’ organic dark cherry volume is coming on and will be sufficient for pre-July 4 promotions, according to the marketer.
Steve Lutz, the Produce Marketing Association’s regional vice president-U.S. and Canada West, has ended his affiliation at CMI Orchards.
Sun Pacific, marketer of Cuties-brand clementines, plans to grow export sales, naming two employees who will lead that charge.