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The Ontario Produce Marketing Association is asking for produce industry nominations by Sept. 27 to present four winners with awards at the association’s 28th annual Gala and Awards Ceremony.

Texas citrus growers and researchers are taking action to avoid and prevent the spread of huanglongbing.

A drought in northern Mexico could limit some produce output and crossings into Texas this winter.

AMCO Produce, Leamington, Ontario, is “aggressively seeking new distributors, wholesalers and retailers in the U.S.,” said Paul Arrowsmith, sales manager.

CHICAGO – Twenty three years after his grandfather Tom Mathison won the same award, Stemilt Growers CEO and president West Mathison was recognized by The Packer as the 2019 Apple Man of the Year.

The Washington apple market so far reflects the premium pricing of the Honeycrisp apple, as ever.

Ceickor University, Querétaro, Mexico, has just graduated its first class of students

An earlier-maturing cripps pink cultivar, which is branded as Pink Lady. is delivering all the taste and color of cripps pink but with a little bigger time cushion before the threat of freeze temperatures.

Employees of Kingsville, Ontario-based Red Sun Farms have again upped their generosity in giving to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for Southwestern Ontario.

Boasting nearly a 20% increase compared with the 2018 crop, this year’s Washington fresh apple crop is estimated at 137.3 million boxes.