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The Oxnard, Calif.-based company says Brooke Becker has been a significant contributor to the company for over 13 years, advancing from her first role as a sales intern and through several leadership positions.

Richard Hallé will step into the role starting Jan. 1, 2025, following the retirement of Todd Dissinger.

Mastronardi Produce’s Geoff Kosar spoke to innovation, greenhouse-grown and new product launches at the International Fresh Produce Association’s recent Global Produce and Floral Show. Watch the Live From video now.

The 2025 board will be chaired by Dwight Ferguson, president and CEO of California Agricultural Leadership Foundation.

The assistance includes $143 million for crop losses to Hurricane Milton and other natural disasters.

The assessment evaluates pest risk presented by lemon, grapefruit, mandarin and sweet orange shipments from Botswana to the U.S. for consumption.

The 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey shows the number of farms irrigating, the amount of land irrigated and the total water used for irrigation decreased between 2018 and 2023.

At 941,000 acres, the 2024 U.S. potato planted acreage forecast is a 24,000-acre reduction from 2023 but is 18,000 acres more than the 2020-22 average, according to the USDA.

The Food and Drug Administration, which launched the program as part of a broader agency reorganization, has identified what it hopes to accomplish with the program in 2025.

The citrus producer and exporter also says it minimized downtime and manual sorting with Tomra 5S Advanced sorters and a new Dynamic Lane Balancer.