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Hazel Technologies has received a $100,000 grant from the USDA to further develop its Endure packaging insert to prolong fresh produce shelf life, with a focus on berries.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is expanding the area quarantined for citrus greening in Texas,

The Center for Produce Safety is funding its first research project to study the effectiveness of water treatments used for irrigation and other uses in agriculture.

Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, was recognized as having the Best Overall Product Promo at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit for Wow berries.

Smurfit Kappa worked with the National Mango board and growers, shippers and retailer to create paper-based packaging suitable for the fruit, and it will be unveiled at the PMA’s Fresh Summit.

Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s is participating in the Ceres/ World Wildlife Fund AgWater Challenge.

As Thanksgiving and winter holidays approach, the National Mango Board wants consumers to know that pineapples aren’t the only fruit that pairs well with ham.

New fruit company TerraFresh Organics, Mill Valley, Calif., is starting out with citrus and mangoes under the Earth Greens Organic label.

HoneySweet onions are the official infusion ingredient for the burger competition at the eighth annual World Food Championships.

Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., has a smartphone app that brings new labels on its berry packs to life with augmented reality.

Driscoll’s has launched Sweetest Batch Blueberries — the newest addition to its limited edition collection.

Sicar Farms has opened its new Mission, Texas, facility, with cooler capacity of 85,000 square feet, 21 loading docks, and office space.

Mexican fruit and vegetable grower Agrizar is growing berries exclusively for Mastronardi BerryWord America.

The National Mango Board and the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is set to host the annual mango industry reception during Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.

Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms is planning to include a retail foodservice category to the 2020 Chef Invitational Competition.

Berry People, Hollister, Calif., has a new source of Mexican berries to fill gaps in the fall and winter.

Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that provides fresh produce to underserved communities, has announced its top donors.

The National Mango Board has hired Michele Hoard as retail account manager for the West Coast.

Tom Smith, director of foodservice at California Giant Berry Farms, Watsonville, Calif., is adding organics to his purview.

When China’s first Costco opened Aug. 27, California Giant strawberries were on display.