AgriTalk Host Chip Flory brings in Jim Wiesemeyer to cover news from Washington, Greg Henderson and Pamela Riemenschneider cover online produce shopping, and Rhonda Brooks previews Farm Journal's Yield Tour.
UPDATED: Ireland-based Total Produce has entered into an agreement to buy a 45% equity stake in the Dole Food Co. from chairman and owner David Murdock for $300 million.
With consumer trends favoring greater fruit and vegetable consumption, the fresh produce industry has come into focus as an attractive sector for mergers and acquisitions.
