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The 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be online Feb. 8 to 11.

NEW YORK — There has been no pause in promoting New York apples since the COVID-19 pandemic stalled normal life in the state and its eponymous city’s usual frenetic business activity.

Greenhouse grower NatureSweet has added Suzanne Wade, who has worked in executive roles at Walmart and H-E-B, to its board of directors.

The Oppenheimer Group has hired Sila Louw in a grower relations position in South Africa, its first position on the continent.

This Friday, Jan. 15, is the deadline to nominate an outstanding chef or foodservice operator for our 2021 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program.

Though perhaps not quite as useful as it could be, a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service offers fresh data and insights.

Coming off a 2020 characterized by national demand and record sales, Edible Garden, Belvidere, N.J., announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase a facility in Piqua, OH.

With billions of dollars at stake, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas commends lawmakers for raising concerns with the Trump Administration’s Section 201 investigation on imported blueberries.

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