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The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, is offering up to $1 million for a solution to the 50,000 tons of pomegranate husks generated each year for the production of Pom Wonderful juice.

Harvest season is underway for SnapDragon apples, grown exclusively by Crunch Time Apple Growers, Lockport, N.Y.

Water supplies are under pressure now and will be even more so in the future. That spells trouble for growers and the entire planet.

The Organic Trade Association is in the midst of a two-week “Congressional fly-in” to engage legislators on climate change.

Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, is starting the roadshow for an initial public offering of 9,375,000 shares at $15-$17 a share.

Black Hog Farms Inc., East Palatka, Fla., has paid a Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act reparation order.

Aguigato LLC, McAllen, Texas, has satisfied a U.S. Department of Agriculture order for unpaid Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act claims.

Giro Pack Inc., Atlanta, has introduced its lightest package in its lineup of welded bags in the U.S. and Canada.

Substantial investments in recycling and industrial compost facilities will be necessary to bring greater sustainability to produce packaging.

Crawford Packaging, Essex, Ontario, has promoted Doug Crowe to regional sales manager for Southwestern Ontario.