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Produce Alliance, Chicago, has hired Mike Bradley as chief operating officer.

If you missed the speech by Bill Walton at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo, you missed quite a lot.

The Hass Avocado Board has a new website stocked with data and tools for growers and marketers.

Dragon fruit demand has skyrocketed on Produce Market Guide last week.

Ian LeMay is the new president of the California Fresh Fruit Association, Fresno.

Robert “Bob” Chester Kershaw, a founder of Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash., has died. He was 81.

Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Eric Trost as vice president of employee benefits for the Insurance Services group.

Michigan asparagus season has started, following a cool spring that gave growers some extra time to prepare fields.

Coastline Family Farms, Salinas, Calif., has hired Marc Kirby as vice president of finance and accounting.

The United Fresh Produce Association is coming to Chicago one more time, and expectations are high for the Windy City and the show.