World trade, farm labor and even the National Organic Program could see major changes under a new administration in Washington, D.C., according to Dave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers.
Paul Mastronardi, CEO and president of Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, received the Alf Bennie Award at the Leamington Business Excellence Awards.
As promised, the USTR has requested that the International Trade Commission investigate whether increased imports of blueberries have caused, or threaten to cause, harm to domestic blueberry growers.
Chiquita Brands International is giving its iconic blue banana sticker a pink makeover in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is October.
The Women’s Catalyst Award, which honors an individual’s support for women in the industry, has been renamed the Frieda Rapoport Caplan Women’s Catalyst Award.
Editors Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle cover the news of the week, including new proposed import requirements for romaine entering Canada that have caught the industry off guard.
The Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo, cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be a hybrid in-person and virtual event.
For two years, Shreela Sharma’s team followed families at six schools that had the Brighter Bites free produce and nutrition education program and six schools that didn’t.
The pear can sometimes get lost in the shuffle heading into fall due to the myriad of apple varieties that hit the backrooms and counters. But don’t be fooled into thinking pears can't be a good volume driver for you.
As Canada prepared tighter import rules for California leafy greens, the food safety standards group that oversees those crops emphasized steps it’s taken to protect the crops.
This bonus episode of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast, brought to you by The Packer and PMG, features an interview with Mike Browne, chief operating officer of Mission Produce, about the company going public.
Onion grower-shipper Shuman Farms, Reidsville, Ga., is embracing the virtual platform that’s presenting the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
A traveling pop-up grocery store will bring its roster of consumer brands, including Yes! Apples, to the trendy Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Proposed regulations that would impose testing requirements on Canadian imports of romaine lettuce from California’s Salinas Valley are raising concerns for growers, buyers and industry associations.
D’Arrigo Bros. of California, which has donated more than $2 million to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, is again featuring its pink-themed packaging for the Andy Boy brand during October..
Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., celebrated its first anniversary as an independent company by giving employees vehicles and cash awards for going above and beyond their roles during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Port Manatee, Palmetto, Fla., has earned recertification for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Fresh Produce Inc. for alleged Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations resulting in almost $375,000 in unpaid bills.
Don Limón, a Germany-based grower-packer-importer, has launched a recruitment campaign to find people to work as traders for the company through its platform.
