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Lone Star Citrus, Mission, Texas, has hired Kevin Roberts to its sales team.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Sept. 11 with Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Starr Ranch Growers is supporting sales of Juici apples this fall with the launch of variety-specific social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook.

Michigan’s apple harvest is set to begin on time, with early varieties, including Paula red and ginger gold, starting in late August.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has removed a Mexican fruit fly quarantine area in Harlingen, Texas.

The South Texas Onion Committee is conducting a referendum through the U.S. Department of Agriculture on whether to continue the marketing order.

Total losses from the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the Washington State’s potato industry is estimated to top $1 billion, according to a study by Washington State University.

Not unlike other segments of the onion business, organics have felt some of the pain the COVID-19 coronavirus has dished out; however, sales continue to be stable, suppliers say.

For its 2020 Rave crop, Wenatchee, Wash.-Stemilt Growers has launched what it is calling the First Verified Fruit campaign on Instagram.

It is fruit picking season in the Pacific Northwest, and Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers is in the midst of harvesting cherries, blueberries, apples and pears, with kiwi berries set to start in September.