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Pete Pappas & Sons, Jessup, Md., has hired John Garin as general manager and promoted Don Martin to vice president of sales.

South Carolina growers are promoting their crops to mid-Atlantic and Northeastern buyers as a seasonal alternative.

Sweet potato grower-shipper Wayne Bailey Produce, Chadbourn, N.C., is closing after 85 years, and its customers will now be served by Jackson Farming Co.

The 25th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament honoring Paul Cappelluti and Judi Powell is April 28.

The Alliance for Food and Farming has an updated website — safefruitsandveggies.com — to better serve a growing base of consumers, dietitians and others looking for science-based information on fresh produce.

Discover a variety of grape information such as; consumer trends, retail availability and trending sales statistics.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a final rule that revises marketing order grade and size requirements for Florida citrus.

“Winter is coming?” With a tongue-in-cheek nod to the final “Game of Thrones” season, the California Avocado Commission is declaring that winter is over, which means it’s time for California hass avocados again.

Consumer expenditures on fruit and vegetables took a jump in 2017, but not as much as the percentage hike in overall spending on food.

Harvest is just starting for what is expected to be a big and promotable crop of California cherries.