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Interstate Cold Storage, Fort Wayne, Ind., a family-owned public refrigerated warehouse company, has appointed Charles Betts National Sales Manager.
California’s citrus domestic season is in full-swing and the Bee Sweet Citrus team is encouraging consumers to set their sight on specialty citrus varieties.
Indoor Ag-Con, the premier trade show for the indoor agriculture/vertical farming industry, announces the formation of its inaugural advisory board.
Thanksgiving wasn’t a blockbuster holiday for Chicago area produce distributors, but they said it wasn’t a total disaster saleswise.
The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX) has been reinvented for 2021, offering organic fresh produce buyers and suppliers two chances to engage in this increasingly important segment of the industry.
Curious about California water regulations and how they will affect produce crop sustainability?
Pure Flavor, Leamington, Ontario, has launched Live Deliciously Magazine, which features full-page photos of recipes with diverse flavors.
As operations and business continue to grow, Del Rey Avocado adds a new sales representative to its team.
Produce managers wear a lot of hats. They are, in essence, merchandisers, inventory control specialists, shrink monitors, clerk trainers and mentors.
Avocado marketers anticipate the usual increase in demand next month leading up to the biggest guacamole consumption occasion of the year — the Super Bowl.
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Shipments of Mexican produce to the U.S. increased at a double-digit rate in the second quarter this year.
Honeybear Growers, Brewster, Wash., recently received the Brewster Chamber of Commerce’s Best Large Business of the Year Award.
The California Avocado Commission has new board members and executive officers.
Produce managers attain their skills over many years, learning everything from the difference between regular and flat leaf parsley to which mango variety tends to be the most popular and flavorful.
Effort will establish continuous improvement criteria and metrics focused on feed yards.
Several microbreweries in suburban Chicago share grain left over from the brewing process with local farmers, who can use it to feed their animals, instead of throwing it away.
Experts encourage dairy producers to lock in cottonseed needs for high-group rations.
Florida’s Ranch aims to keep the family operation going for generations.
The 236-191 vote today goes beyond Republicans’ pledge to reverse the president’s November orders shielding about 5 million people in the U.S. from deportation.
While many have enjoyed these abnormally warm temperatures in February, it’s sparking fear among fruit farmers.
This mantra has been pounded into the agriculture industry for the past decade: “Food production must double by 2050 to feed the world’s growing population.” Just Google that statement and watch scores of results appear. There’s just one problem – this assertion isn’t supported by the latest data, according to research just published in the journal Bioscience.
Britain’s farmers rely on foreign workers to pick strawberries and raise chickens. Brexit puts that model at risk.
The high temperatures mean fruit trees are waking up early.
If President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration leads to large-scale deportations, among those hurt could be the U.S. economy.
These tips can determine whether your farm flourishes or founders
The labor situation for U.S. agriculture has only worsened in recent years.
With year-round shipments of fruits and vegetables, Michigan is a fresh produce force in the U.S.
Comstock Park, Mich.-based Vine Line Produce Distribution is a new organization formed by the merger of Heeren Bros. Inc. and Walsma & Lyons.