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John Hollay has been hired by the United Fresh Produce Association as senior director of government relations.

An extended period of warm, dry conditions — uncommon even to Florida — during the winter has drawn rave reviews from growers.

Industry leaders have rallied to ask for renewed funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program.

Shoppers will again have the chance to sample Florida peaches as production gets going toward the end of March and beginning of April.

The organizers of the 2018 Viva Fresh Produce Expo have lined up a diverse range of topics for the event’s educational sessions.

Schmieding Produce, which ships watermelons grown in most of the major watermelon areas in the U.S., has acquired North Carolina grower Moore’s Produce.

Gotham Greens, a New York-based greenhouse grower, recently broke ground on its second greenhouse in the Chicago’s Pullman area.

Superior Fruit has selected Joseph Rumley as its chief financial officer.

Lipman Family Farms, which touts itself as North America’s largest grower of field tomatoes, has entered into an agreement to buy greenhouse grower Huron Produce.

CHEP’s recycled pallet business has a new owner and name — 48Forty Solutions — and is billing itself as the largest pallet management services company in North America.