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COVID-19 has been no match for Bruce Summers or the agency he serves as administrator: the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.

Don Roper has come a long way from his first job as produce clerk at Copps IGA in Antigo, Wis.

“When you believe in the products you deliver to consumers, it’s that much more rewarding when you achieve success,” said Chris Willett of Wenatchee, Wash.-based T&G Global.

The United Fresh Produce Association is promoting its college and university student membership plan.

Port Everglades, Broward County, Fla., recently won three national awards recognizing sustainability practices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on National Produce Sales Inc. (NPS), Lake Zurich, Ill., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

Kristin Yerecic, marketing director at Yerecic Label, New Kensington, Pa., is the Southeast Produce Council’s 2020 Next Generation Award recipient.

Praised by her peers as the kind of person who is relied on to get things done, Oleen Smethurst is The Packer’s 2020 Canadian Produce Person of the Year.

The Sunkist brand is pretty much synonymous with top-quality citrus, but 127-year-old Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers Inc. also is earning an exceptional reputation for its sustainability program.

Potato sales have taken a big turn toward the retail channel during the current COVID-19 pandemic, and suppliers of Idaho spuds have adapted.