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California sweet corn harvest is right around the corner.

Relax. Newly updated figures show 2019 per capita statistics for fresh vegetables, and it is good news.

Greenhouse grower Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has added Zanelle Hough as a retail sales account manager.

Atlanta-based Aptar Food + Beverage is launching InvisiShield packaging technology, which kills pathogens and extends shelf life.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned business in three states for violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

The Oppenheimer Group is extending a partnership with greenhouse grower Randhawa Farms, which has the Perpetual Vegetable Co. brand.

t’s watermelon season in Florida. But as the top U.S. watermelon-producing state prepares for harvest, many of the workers needed to collect the crop are stuck in Mexico, unable to secure visas.

The restaurant shutdown due to COVID19 has thus plugged the major consumption channel for potatoes. John Phipps explains the potato paradox in John’s World.

Registrar Corp., Hampton, Va., has acquired Vinca LLC, which provides online training for food safety management systems.

Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, has hired Kelly Dietz as vice president of sales.