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Steve Bamford was reluctant to utter the overused word “pivot,” but there’s good reason it’s been said ad nauseam in the past year.

The produce industry’s social media feeds were filled with relevant news as well as holiday and hashtag connections of all sorts. Here’s a few posts we liked the week of April 10-16.

About 70% of North Dakota is in extreme drought (D3 on a scale of D0 to D4). This created a “perfect storm,” with dry vegetation, low humidity, dry soils and wind fueling a high-risk environment for wildfires.

The era of the Farmers to Families Food Box program will soon be over.

Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a new column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.

Unfold, a firm handling seed genetics, crop growing and agronomic expertise for vertical farming, welcomes Minos Athanassiadis as a company advisor and breaks ground on R&D vertical farm facility in Davis, Calif.

The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a web seminar on optimizing produce quality and shelf life extension on April 20.

The USDA has announced the availability of up to $10 million in assistance to assist agricultural producers impacted by the worsening drought conditions in the Klamath River Basin.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking to buy as much as 485,000 cartons of domestic grapes for the school lunch program and other federal food and nutrition assistance programs.

Total Produce plc announced that it has entered into a credit agreement with Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch.