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The Oberlin, Ohio association has come up with a half-dozen varieties that enable small growers to offer great-tasting apples without the expense of the pricey managed varieties marketed by larger growing operations.

Superior Sales, Hudsonville, Mich., plans to switch on its new rooftop solar panel system in early August, said president Randy Vande Guchte.

Smaller sizes and varieties that are on the lower end of the price scale often are the choice of foodservice buyers, Michigan apple grower-shippers say.

California’s fresh fig season is officially underway, according to Madera-based California Fresh Fig Growers Association.

To date, the partnership has delivered 13,151 nutritionally balanced lunches to the children of two schools in Choluteca, Honduras.

The SF Market, a wholesale produce market home to 26 merchant businesses, announces changes to its Board of Directors.

Finding generally strong compliance with federal standards for pesticide tolerances in food, the FDA has published its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for Fiscal Year 2020.

The USDA has announced the availability of nearly $8 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Produce Prescription Program.

The Salinas, Calif.-based California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has published its latest annual report.

The Produce Traceability Initiative has launched a new working group focused on technology.