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Stemilt’s Artisan Organics peach and nectarine crops are available in two new packs.
Willard, Ohio-based Buurma Farms Inc. added some new equipment for this year, said Loren Buurma, partner.
TerMir Inc., Raleigh, N.C., has received a $100,000 AgTech Innovation Prize for its citrus greening disease treatment.
University of California-Riverside scientists have found a substance that can control huanglongbing, aka HLB, in a specialty citrus item.
“We’re going to have another set of docks and also getting drawings made to have a 12,000-square-foot addition to our processing center,” said Alex DiNovo, president and COO.
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass., has hired Tom Hayes as president and CEO.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oviedo, Fla., is starting its South American citrus import program.
Angela Lopez-Avalos has joined Cecelia Packing Corp., Orange Cove, Calif., as sales associate.
Two produce distributors were awarded multi-million dollar contracts in mid-July to supply fruits and vegetables to schools and Department of Defense customers.
(UPDATED, July 16) Getting children under the age of two to consume a healthy diet with fruits and vegetables is critical to establish life-long habits.
Generation Farms, Vidalia, Ga., is adding white and purple garlic to its line of fruits and vegetables.
Twenty-five percent of Fresh Trends 2020 respondents* reported buying dates in the past 12 months.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put some expansion plans on hold at D.R. Walcher Farms in North Fairfield, Ohio, said Ken Holthouse, partner.
The Newcomerstown, Ohio-based Fruit Growers Marketing Association has partnered with Fremont, Ohio-based Great River Organics to launch a local organic line of vegetables.
Dave Corsi chairman, of the Center for Produce Safety’s board of director for two years, has been succeeded by Vic Smith.
The Columbus-based Ohio Restaurant Association has launched a couple of initiatives stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, said Homa Moheimani, director of communications.
DMA Solutions, Dallas, is offering “Marketing Matters,” a web seminar for produce professionals.
Sanfillipo Produce Co. has upgraded its online ordering system, said Jamie Sanfil-lipo, partner and sales manager.
Sirna & Sons Produce has brought in Allie Sirna as the second member of the Sirna family’s fourth generation to join the company, said Tom Sirna, president.
Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., is highlighting its Clipped & Clean Green Beans and expanded fresh-cut line at the Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice: Delivered.
Crawford Packaging, London, Ontario, is building a new warehouse and showroom in Essex, Ontario.
An innovative approach to extending shelf life of avocados may end up reducing waste, saving energy and having an all-around positive impact on the environment.
Long-standing components of produce marketing campaigns targeted to kids and parents have taken on a new relevance as a back-to-school season unlike any other approaches.
A California startup, Vinergy Inc., has equipment it says will improve vineyard efficiency by reducing a labor-intensive part of harvest — transporting grapes to the end of rows.
The National Mango Board will present next week a webinar entitled “Breaking Point or Pivot Point? How a Microscopic Menace Ignited Monumental Marketing Changes.”
Sustainable business practices within the fresh produce industry will be the focus of The Packer’s Sustainable Produce Summit.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for applying for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program funds, and added dozens of herbs and specialties as eligible crops.
California organic certifier CCOF has received high marks for its GlobalG.A.P. program.
Democrats on a House Agriculture subcommittee have notified Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue of what they see as inadequacies of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program in serving specialty crop producers.