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The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 8 with Danny Dumas, the incoming chairman of the United Fresh Produce Association.

Great Lakes Packers Inc., Bellevue, Ohio, has hired Andrew Weingart.

The Alliance for Food and Farming has appointed Kate Tynan chairwoman of its board and Ian LeMay vice chairman.

Blythe, Calif.-based Fisher Ranch has expanded melon exports by extending the commodity’s storage window with the use of SmartFresh.

The United Fresh Start Foundation’s annual School Foodservice Forum will be during the United Fresh LIVE! virtual event.

Sinclair International has appointed John Rogers to commercial director of North America

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Department of Agriculture has established a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in a resident area in Zapata, Texas.

Eagle Eye Produce, Idaho Falls, Idaho, continues to ship Idaho-grown red potatoes, thanks to investments in storage technology.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Otay Mesa, Calif., discovered more than 5 ½ tons of marijuana instead of the limes that were listed on the manifest.

Douglas Rockstead, an engineer for Tri-Pak Machinery Inc., Harlingen, Texas, has died.