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“When Ukraine fails, in terms of their ability to produce agricultural products, the world becomes less safe,” says Howard Buffett, global philanthropist and Illinois farmer.

Fresh produce advocates have voiced concerns over new H-2A wage rate updates, with one calling it a “fatally flawed” approach to setting adverse effect wage rates that should be “scrapped in its entirety.”

Morning Kiss Organic will have organic Eastern-grown red, yellow and white onions, along with hand-cultivated organic Vidalia onions.

Bee Sweet Citrus says now is a great time for store-level marketing for the versatile citrus, whether marketed by itself or used as an cross-marketing tool for other items.

Isaac Contreras will be responsible for day-to-day management of the company’s organic business operation in terms of supply chain, departmental responsibilities and quality, logistics and systems reporting.

During its annual summit in Washington, D.C., the National Potato Council appointed its next president and selected its executive committee for the coming year.

The company constantly reviews the packaging materials it uses to ensure that they are responsible for the produce they will contain and that they will meet community recycling criteria.

The most favored potato variety is still the russet, according to The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey.

The machine, which was shown at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show in October, evolved out of work Kwik Lok did with its customers.