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Alsum Farms and Produce, Friesland, Wis., has started harvesting red and gold potatoes at the company’s Arena, Wis., fields.

The grocery bill keeps getting bigger for Americans.

There may be a pandemic on, but produce growers and distributors in Ohio say they’re in robust health.

Morning Kiss Organic, Chelsea, Mass., is adding gold kiwifruit to its list of products.

Promotora Agricola El Toro, a grower, packer and shipper with nearly 10,000 acres in Baja California, Mexico, has earned Equitable Food Initiative certification.

Dole Food Co., is adding recipes and videos, social media content and digital downloads to its summer promotion of unfamiliar fruits and vegetables through Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” and “Monsters University.”

The trend for fresh produce consumption continues to spiral upward, even though the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 has skewed purchases heavily on the retail side, suppliers say.

Whether it’s providing fresh produce for foodservice operators, retailers or other customers, sustainability is top of mind at Oxnard, Calif.-based Boskovich Farms Inc., said Mike O’Leary.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited in July with Tevis Foreman, executive director of Produce Perks Midwest, based in Cincinnati.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program is doing its part to make sure that the state’s fruits and vegetables are top of mind for consumers in the region.