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Berry People, Hollister, Calif., is moving harvest to the Pacific Northwest as production in Mexico and California winds down for the season.
Plant City, Fla.-based berry grower Wish Farms has started a summer partnership campaign with Feeding America.
Corrugated and paper packaging company Smurfit Kappa recently released its latest Sustainable Development Report, which details the steps is taking to reach a goal of full sustainability.
BitCorp, Buell’s Orchard, and Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative are new companies to the Market. ALK Trading Corp., Cervenka Farms, Gourmet Mushrooms Inc., MIXTEC Group have updated company profiles.
The Pear Bureau Northwest recently appointed new officers on its board of directors.
Summertime and fresh sweet corn go hand-in-hand. It’s like the perfect pairing – well almost perfect.
CHICAGO — Jan Berk’s path can be divided into two main careers: media and agriculture.
After two years of extreme weather during their season, Georgia watermelon growers are reporting smooth sailing.
Ensenada Best Produce LLC, Fidelity Melon and Silo Technologies are new companies to the Market. M. Levin and Company Inc., Sobeys West and Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable Inc have been endorsed.
Dole is offering “Dad-friendly” recipes for Father’s Day in a tie-in with Disney’s “The Lion King.”
CHICAGO — The Packer’s Northeast editor, Amy Sowder, grabs Bronx, N.Y.-based Baldor Specialty Foods president Michael Muzyk at United Fresh to see what’s on his mind.
AvoGanic, Cascade Cherry Growers Inc., Hamptons Delivery Corp., Lego Trade & Brokerage LLC, Patriot Foods Inc., are new companies to the Market. Agritrade Farms LLC and De Martino Specialty Produce have updates.
The Allen Lund Co. has promoted Morgan Underwood to assistant manager of the company’s San Francisco office.
The Next Big Thing Growers’ Cooperative, Wenatchee, Wash., has hired Jennifer Parkhill as executive director.
The Packer’s editor Tom Karst visits with Mike Mauti about his upcoming web June 19 seminar for Produce Market Guide called “Red, White and Boom.”
Ongoing investment in protected agriculture in Mexico will likely result in continued losses for the fruit and vegetable industry in Florida, according to a new report from the University of Florida.
A leading Mexican politician believes the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement may be in trouble without a renewed tomato suspension agreement.
Six founders of companies largely devoted to fresh produce made the cut in Business Insider’s Food 100 — placing them alongside world-renowned celebrities.
Almost 150 potato growers and industry leaders met at the National Potato Council’s summer meeting in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., to discuss industry policy priorities.
MONTEREY, Calif. - Reducing food waste is a key focus for Treasure8 LLC a San Francisco based startup that uses patented technology to dehydrate fruits and vegetables.
MONTEREY, Calif. - The “Blue Zone” spots on the earth with the longest-lived people share common characteristics, National Geographic writer Dan Buettner says.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to purchase up to $236.6 million of fresh fruits and vegetables through one of three programs designed to help growers affected by tariffs and trade barriers.
Police are investigating a shooting that has left three people dead at the 41st annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, including a 6-year-old boy.
(UPDATED) The Food and Drug Administration has named Mexican basil served at restaurants in four states as the likely source of a multi-state outbreak of 132 cyclospora illnesses.
Will the new United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally figure out Brexit and make Britain great again?
Felix Instruments is introducing the Mango Quality Meter, which measures dry matter and Brix in seconds without the need to destroy the fruit in the process.
Somerset County farmer Debbie Norz and Burlington County farmer Paul Hlubik have joined the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is alerting 8,000 growers designated as “small/very small” by the FSMA of their obligations to follow the law, and when those obligations start.
GSC Distributor is new to the Market. All County Produce Inc, Bucks Fresh Produce LLC, Southern Corporate Packers Inc and Twin Tree Farms have changes.
The U.S. Department of Agricultures has expanded a citrus black spot quarantine in four Florida counties.