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Here’s Thursday’s schedule for the Sustainable Produce Summit.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended application deadlines for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for farmers and ranchers in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura.

The Texas International Produce Association is seeking participants for the send annual Clean Eating Challenge, set to start on Oct 1.

Avocado company Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has hired Susie Rea in sales and business development.

Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has received Equitable Food Initiative certification for its fifth operation.

Researchers are contacting organic citrus growers for help in developing a holistic approach in battling citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing/HLB.

Peaches, nectarines, watermelons, strawberries, raspberries: when people think summer, very specific fruit comes to mind.

Genaro Produce Inc., Miami, has been barred from operating in the produce industry for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Gladstone Land Corp., McClean, Va., has purchased 2,515 acres of pistachio trees and organic farmland in the Fresno, Calif., area.

Farm Fresh Direct, Monte Vista, Colo., has promoted Lonnie Gillespie to a new position for the company, chief organic officer.