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Organizers of the 94th annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show, kicking off April 2 in Montreal, Quebec, released key numbers of the coming show.

One Banana has implemented measures to increase water efficiency on their plantations.

Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Darcie Floyd as director of employee benefits in the group’s Insurance Services department.

A few years ago, Larry Danielson — a retired former employee of the Red Book (now Produce Market Guide) — mailed The Packer a slim 89-page paperback book.

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is the featured guest at the next dinner meeting organized by the Eastern Produce Council.

The National Center for Electron Beam Research is sponsoring a workshop on using the technology on food for safety purposes.

In the quest for sustainability and social responsibility, banana companies are looking for ways to create efficiencies, conserve resources and improve conditions for workers.

Organically Grown Co., Eugene, Ore., has received a $750,000 loan to help it move to a new ownership structure.

Tomra Food’s BBC Technologies, which specializes in packaging equipment for small fruit, has a new Tray Tipper, designed to evenly distribute blueberries to a sorting machine.

U.S. citrus output will decline over the next decade, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture projections.