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There should be no gap between old crop and new crop sweet potato shipments in Arkansas, one leading marketer reports.

As the 2020 California table grape season kicks off, the Fresno-based California Table Grape Commission has compiled a health info sheet that touts the health benefits of California table grapes.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 9 with Scott Horsfall, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement about the group’s food safety efforts.

Growers were reporting good quality on California strawberries as the season passed the halfway point in early July.

A study has found that a compound found in grapes is associated with a 48% decrease in risk of Alzheimer dementia.

Wild Flower Vineyards, Bakersfield, Calif., will start harvesting the California crop on July 13.

Mostly favorable growing conditions for leaf and lettuce items have helped produce some good-quality crops from California this summer, grower-shippers say.

Avocados From Mexico has been named to Fast Company’s second annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co., which grows about 80% of its leaf and lettuce items in California at this time of year, has implemented strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms has “worked tirelessly” to expand its retail line of Green Giant Fresh products, said Rick Russo, senior vice president of sales and marketing.