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Nikki Fried, commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is promoting Florida products in a pre-Super Bowl event.

Organics Unlimited, San Diego, has hired Jose Miguel Naranjo as logistics and operations assistant.

Pacific Grove, Calif. — A group displeased with the USDA’s National Organic Program’s stances on hydroponic operations and concentrated animal feeding operations has established the Real Organic Project.

Chef Vincent Gilliard recently returned to a favorite item to base a recipe on, the SnapDragon apple.

Food safety and sanitation company PSSI, Kieler, Wis., has promoted Josh Hinkle to senior vice president of the East Region.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed Tricia Kovacs as deputy administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Transportation and Marketing Program.

Tim York, president of Salinas, Calif.-based Markon Cooperative, is the keynote speaker for the opening day of the Western Food Safety Summit.

The tomato market remains tight, though prices have decreased compared with earlier January levels.

Citrus fruits enjoy a loyal organic following. Families with kids really favor organic oranges.

Rico Farms has opened its third location Mexico and is shipping its first crop of organic hard squash.