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(UPDATED April 11) Christopher Valadez is the new president of the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California, Salinas.

These fruits and veggies fit right in with “clean eating” movement

The California sweet corn crop, grown in the Imperial Valley, is ready for shipping.

Dallas-based produce marketing agency DMA Solutions Inc. will send nine top-performing Texas A&M University students to the Viva Fresh Produce Expo April 25-27 in San Antonio as a part of the Aggies for Fresh scholarship.

The Eastern Produce Council has kicked off its 2019 Leadership Program, with a visit to Holt Logistics’ marine terminal in Gloucester City, N.J.

Fru-Veg Marketing, Miami, has hired Albert Grimaldi as vice president.

A new non-profit organization is using technology to bring produce farmers and food banks together to reduce food waste, creating an easier way of donating surplus produce.

Steven Ceccarelli, owner of Faison, N.C.-based sweet potato company Farm Fresh Produce Inc., has been named the Small Business Administration North Carolina Small Business Person of the Year.

Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash., is marketing blueberries with an exclusive supply agreement with Norris Farms, Roseburg, Ore.

Moza LLC, Moscow, Pa., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for not paying for $333,328 of fresh produce shipments.