The Packer
“Kale, eat your vegetables! I shouldn’t have to remind you, of all my kids.”
Chilean grape production started slowly but picked up steadily this year.
Chelan Fresh Marketing, Chelan, Wash., plans to increase the volume of its proprietary organic SugarBee apples this season.
The Center for Produce Safety, Woodland, Calif., is sponsoring a $500,000 challenge, seeking answers to cross-contamination issues in growing areas.
These tiny globes were the fourth most popular item that shoppers said they bought this year that they did not buy previously.
Fruit Logistica will host the first “Global Women’s Network” event on Feb. 8.
A new economic model from Cornell University found that the economic effect of the New York apple industry is 21% larger than traditional models had estimated.
Retailers can promote produce with Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day on March 13 and Love Your Produce Manager Day on April 2.
Jim Lemke, who joined C.H. Robinson in 1989 and has led its Robison Fresh division since it was established, is planning to retire this year.
This information, provided by the USDA AMS, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market. Protective services are extra unless otherwise stated.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
Greenhouse grower Mastronardi Produce is partnering with an entrepreneur noted for building well-known tequila and hair care brands in a venture to promote high-density farming systems across the globe.
Speakers from Microsoft, Wells Fargo and other companies are scheduled on the Produce Marketing Association’s Tech Knowledge Symposium agenda.
The deadline for applying for $72.4 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds is May 24.
The United Fresh Produce Association is calling for volunteers for its market segment boards and expert councils.
Gordon Food Service, Grand Rapids, Mich., has formed an exclusive partnership with indoor farming company Square Roots, expanding the greenhouse company’s reach from its New York base.
Frequent rainfall and above-normal amounts in California’s key Salinas growing area will likely lower production volumes of spring vegetables this season and delay supplies.
Northeastern growers and retailers are finding the late-season EverCrisp apple variety a benefit to their sales.
Growers and importers of Mexican tomatoes and segments of the U.S. tomato industry continue to spar over a Department of Commerce decision to end an agreement that holds an anti-dumping investigation at bay.
Five Crowns Marketing, Brawley, Calif., had been growing asparagus on 3,500 acres in the Imperial Valley.
The United Fresh Produce Association is shining a light on five individuals in five distinct areas of the fresh produce supply chain through a new recognition program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited Paradise Produce LLC, Las Vegas, for Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations.
Berry lovers that are loyal to California Giant Berry Farms can now easily find what retailers in their area carry the brand.
“What if I focus more on what is right in the world than what is wrong? What if I focus more on the positives of this industry, rather than the challenges?”
Natural Delights Medjool dates brand has a new snack offering, Chopped Medjool dates.
Avocados From Mexico has become the official avocado of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Fox Solutions, McAllen, Texas, has hired Thomas Summers as its new California-based regional sales representative.
Political analyst David Wasserman will deliver the keynote speech at the Organic Trade Association’s annual policy conference.