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Western Growers has received a $750,000 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to develop and implement a new Next-Gen Ag Workers curriculum.

This week officially kicks off the Sumo Citrus season as the unique fruit appears in even more produce aisles for 2022. Sumo Citrus season lasts from January through April.

The USDA will purchase U.S.-grown table grapes as part of its 2022 Food Purchase and Distribution Program, according to a news release from the California Table Grape Commission.

Jessup, Md.-based Pete Pappas & Sons Inc. has hired Mark Pitts as the company’s general manager.

Potato and onion brand Side Delights is kicking off 2022 with plant-based products that give shoppers convenience and a way to reduce food waste, according to a news release.

Murrieta, Calif.-based West Pak Avocado is adding a new full-service distribution center in Swedesboro, N.J.

The International Fresh Produce Association has added Gretchen Wall as director of food safety and quality and promoted Emily Griep to vice president of regulatory compliance and global food safety standards.

Such events show just how vulnerable we are to attacks that can randomly take major portions of our infrastructure off-line without warning.

AFBF’s in-person annual convention focused on everything from H-2A workers, drought, supply chain chaos and policy changes like the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed the group Monday.

Heirloom Navels are available at Bee Sweet Citrus, further expanding the company’s winter citrus line and providing customers with an additional option for fresh produce.