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The SMART Act would double the amount of funding to at least $400 million per fiscal year for the Market Access Program and at least $69 million per fiscal year for the Foreign Market Development Program.

In this video at the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show, Vice President of Business Development Dean Taylor at Mastronardi Produce shares the story behind the Queen of Greens premium crafted lettuce brand.

The reappointed and newly appointed members will serve two-year terms beginning immediately and ending in October 2024.

Brian Klumpp is the director of marketing and strategic development at North Bay Produce Inc. in Traverse City, Mich.

Naturipe Farms is the largest producer of organic blueberries in the world, and sales are still headed higher, says Brian Bocock, vice president of product management for Naturipe.

The company, with its primary lab in Marina, Calif., is a full-service, independent analytical testing laboratory supporting the fresh food industry throughout the globe.

Cherry production and exports from Chile will increase this year, but growers there and in other Southern Hemisphere countries are facing new farm and market challenges, according to a new report from Rabobank.

The Santa Paula, Calif.-based company serves retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors and wholesalers worldwide.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards is steadily growing in organic apples, pears and cherries, said Joel Hewitt, organic sales manager.