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Consolidation, diversification and investment in technology are current and future trends for Georgia’s commercial vegetable growers.

Georgia is not known as a citrus state. Not yet, anyway.

Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable Inc. may see about a 25% increase in spring vegetable volume this year, including some trial organic production.

Catch a few quick updates from Georgia produce grower-shippers on their spring/summer vegetable crops.

Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, which markets under the Sunset brand, has introduced 21 new recipes developed by celebrity chef Roger Mooking.

Accounting for the rising popularity of fingerling potatoes and other niche varieties, size requirements for Idaho potato varieties would change under a proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

At Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, N.C., three culinary instructors won a 2019 Idaho Potato Commission Leadership Innovation Award for Excellence in Foodservice Education.

Delta, B.C.-based Village Farms raised more than $10,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society with the Run for the Cure event.

Alan Kahn is the new vice president of foodservice for the Idaho Potato Commission, Boise.

The Georgia Grown program is partnering with Publix Super Markets on the launch of a local campaign.