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ORLANDO, Fla. - Briefing members of the media Oct. 20, Robert Schueller, director of public relations at Los Angeles, Calif.-based World Variety Produce, covered a wide range of specialty produce trends.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Hazel Technologies is continuing its work with tropical fruit, stone fruit and more than 30 types of fresh produce, says Patrick Flynn, co-founder of Chicago, Ill., -based Hazel Technologies Inc.

California’s Citrus Research Board and the University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources established a $1 million endowment focused on long-term sustainability of the state’s citrus industry.

He may be president and CEO of a major table grape grower-shipper, but it’s not unusual to see Merrill Dibble walking the vineyards conversing with workers.

Arnott Duncan, CEO of Duncan Family Farms, Buckeye, Ariz., couldn’t be more proud of his employees.

Bob Stafford, manager of the Vidalia, Ga.-based Vidalia Onion Committee, says Vidalia sweet onions capture about 40% of the sweet onion category but the industry wants more.

With acreage expanding this year, the field-grown, proprietary-seed colored bell pepper branded Simply Sun is now grown year-round by L&M Farms, says Lee Anne Oxford, director of marketing for L&M Farms, Raleigh, N.C.

Congratulations! You’ve survived another Fresh Summit.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms featured a couple of new items in the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit innovation showcase.

ORLANDO, Fla. - SafeTraces is promoting its new-to-market sanitation verification solution and its patented DNA barcode application system for fresh produce items.