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When Tropical Storm Hilary hit Southern California, Palm Springs received nearly 50% of its yearly rainfall in a matter of hours. While the deluge caused flooding, one area farmer is cautiously optimistic.
The International Fresh Produce Association has announced the recipients of the Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship Program.
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has awarded a $10,000 2023-24 academic scholarship to Jacob Meeuwsen.
The Kansas City, Mo.-based software solution provider works with independent grocers’ produce departments across North America.
The USDA has announced up to $10 million in available competitive grant funding through the 2023 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program.
The presentation from International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns previews the worlds of technology, sustainability, talent attraction and workforce development, consumer trends and more.
You’re more vulnerable than you think, says Eric Regnier, vice president of operations at ZAG Technical Services, who shares ways produce businesses can prepare for threats on the latest “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast.
The organization shares how newly launched programs help bring it closer to its mission and how connecting growers and suppliers helps move the industry forward.
The growers of Envy apples recently collaborated with Hallmark Channel actor and entrepreneur Andrew Walker for a holiday apple sampling experience at Longo’s in Toronto.
Chris Gerlach, USApple’s director of industry analytics, shared how this season draws parallels from a large crop in 2014-15.
The Ontario, Calif.-based Hispanic food retailer says it’s brightening the holidays for residents in the communities where Heritage banner grocery stores operate.
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 data shows younger shoppers, higher-income households, those with more kids at home were among those reporting the highest organic artichoke purchase rates.
Picking for most growers in the Sunshine State got underway in early to mid-November, and supplies were slowly but surely picking up throughout December.
If you’re buying Florida strawberries, chances are they’re one of three varieties developed by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.
This holiday season, Healthy Family Project and Lowes Foods partnered with 21 health-conscious brands for the first-ever Season of Sharing, providing 525,000 meals to local Feeding America food banks.
The recall list of vendors impacted by the salmonella outbreak in cantaloupes now includes Stop & Shop products sold in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
The merger expands the opportunity and scope of both companies to serve their unique customer base, while also working together with the customers the two companies share coast to coast.
The Florida company is best known for sourcing tropical and exotic fruits and vegetables such as plantains, yellow yams, yuca, avocados and dragon fruit.
The USDA has proposed the termination of the federal cranberry marketing order.
Instacart and Fairway Market have announced the launch of “Fairway Now,” a new fast home delivery service powered by Instacart.
The National Organic Program wants feedback on proposed changes to the way the program collects information. These changes will help avoid collecting redundant information and streamline information collection.
The Collinsville, Ill.-based provider of high-performance packaging has named Brittnie Hammack director of marketing.
CMI Orchards said this managed variety shows a 613% growth in volume for the 13 weeks ending Dec. 2, according to Nielsen scan data.
Canada’s plastics ban continued to make headlines throughout 2023, as produce industry leaders urged the Canadian government to take a more collaborative approach to fruit and vegetable packaging regulations.
Based on feedback from the state, USDA extended the designation of commercial citrus-producing area to Alabama to provide growers with federal protections from citrus pests and diseases.
Organic blueberry sales and volume were both up in 2022, according to retail numbers from Circana.
The university said the new cultivar — a cross of Honeycrisp with cripps pink — does not bruise and keeps its texture and flavor following months of cold storage.
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 survey found that 17% of consumers said they shopped for organic carrots exclusively.
Treasury Wine Estates deployed smart irrigation valves to help manage and automate water usage on 90 acres of its vineyards.
The new report projects that Chilean lemon exports will rise 8.8%, with mandarin exports growing by 7.3%.