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The Produce Marketing Association has chosen Jones Valley Teaching Farm, Birmingham, Ala., as its first Impact Award recipient.

Watsonville, Calif.-based Monterey Mushrooms has presented scholarships to 76 students, for a total of $182,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has closed a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act case against a potato chip company.

The Sprout Safety Alliance has scheduled its next training course for growers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned PK Produce Inc., Canton, Ohio, from doing business in the produce industry.

Micki Seibel has joined Unfold as vice president of product.

A tradition for the Eastern Produce Council, its annual golf outing, became much more this year for the organization, which typically has a calendar full of events.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended application deadlines for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for farmers and ranchers in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura.

The Texas International Produce Association is seeking participants for the send annual Clean Eating Challenge, set to start on Oct 1.

Avocado company Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has hired Susie Rea in sales and business development.