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Brewster, Wash.-based Gebbers Farms says state COVID-19 testing at the apple, cherry and pear-growing operation indicates the firm’s preventive measures have been effective at protecting workers.

The National Watermelon Promotion Board, Winter Springs, Fla., has replaced a planned event in New York City with three virtual events promoting watermelon to food media and influencers.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association and the Canadian Horticultural Council are proceeding with the 2020 Fall Harvest event online.

We are all looking ahead, sometimes finding it more fruitful to think about the road ahead than the path we are on.

The International Banana Convention 2020 will be an online event for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo, cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be a hybrid in-person and virtual event.

As Florida’s fall harvest season begins, there are new efforts to provide COVID-19 testing for farmworkers.

Bayer’s Crop Science Division’s Future of Farming Dialogue has changed from an in-person event to a virtual series.

The Walmart Foundation has given Brighter Bites $1.5 million to expand to California and support efforts in existing cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bruce Taylor, chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, Salinas, Calif., and the company have been named the recipient of the Roosevelt William President’s Award in recognition of philanthropy during the pandemic.