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Syngenta has acquired vegetable seed breeder, producer and marketer Feasterville, Pa.-based Abbott & Cobb, known for its sweet corn.

As part of National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, Total Quality Logistics has more than 60 volunteer activities planned for hundreds of volunteers across the country.

Schmieding Produce has hired Dave Yeager as senior vice president of business development.

Asparagus marketers have seen increasing interest in value-added packages.

Salinas, Calif.-based HeavyConnect has launched a food safety mobile application.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Produce for Better Health Foundation has the destination: Double fruit and vegetable consumption. The plan to get there should emerge in the next year.

Belle Glade, Fla.-based Heritage Farms Produce has recently launched a value-added tray pack option for sweet corn.

(UPDATED, April 9) Effective May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow imports of Chilean fresh lemons without methyl bromide fumigation for pests.

The Feb. 27-28 Water Summit hosted by the Produce Safety Alliance brought a fresh focus on agricultural water safety but left questions open about the direction of future regulations.

Football coach Herm Edwards highlights The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo’s education program as keynote speaker for the May 12-13 event.