Georgia peach grower Robert Dickey III and Florida vegetable grower Charles Obern have been named 2019 Farmers of the Year by Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association expressed its approval for the federal government’s investments that benefit the fresh fruit and vegetable industry.
Two hurricanes and heavy rain elsewhere in the southeastern U.S. at the critical sweet potato harvesting time means volume from the 2018 crop isn’t as high as other years.
Planning was underway in January for the second annual Strawberry Automation Summit sponsored by California Strawberry Commission at California Polytechnic University.
Finally approving a Cranberry Marketing Committee recommendation made more than a year ago, the USDA has issued a rule that will limit what growers can sell in 2018-19 in an effort to prop up prices.
Although this season got off to a slower start than last year, Chile expects to ship a record 101,000 tons of mandarins to North America this year, a 32% increase from 2017.
AgriTalk Host Chip Flory brings in Jim Wiesemeyer to cover news from Washington, Greg Henderson and Pamela Riemenschneider cover online produce shopping, and Rhonda Brooks previews Farm Journal's Yield Tour.
This will be the second season that Reedley, Calif.-based Dayka & Hackett will feature the Minion label for its Chilean easy peelers, said Tony Liberto, import citrus manager.
