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I got some feedback on a Feb. 3 blog post about tomatoes from Michael Schadler, executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange.

Marketers moved nearly 60 million pounds of organic grapes in 2018, up more than 6.8 million pounds over the previous year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three Florida and one Texas business for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Larry Alsum, president and CEO of Alsum Farms & Produce Inc., and Dick Okray, president of Okray Family Farms, are the newest members of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Association Hall of Fame.

Agt3 Holdings, a Laguna Niguel, Calif., indoor vertical growing technology company, has appointed former California Secretary of Agriculture A.G. Kawamura to its board.

House Democrats are seeking to thwart President Trump’s plan to change certain standards for school meals put in place by the Obama administration.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., has promoted Hans Sauter at its first chief sustainability officer.

Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., has hired Joe Feldman as director of sales and marketing.

Jim Sarale, co-founder and part-owner of Kings Crown Packing and Queens Crown, has died.

Divine Flavor, Nogales, Ariz., is wrapping up its Peruvian table grape program and has switched to imports of Chilean grapes.