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The number of cases of salmonella linked to Prima Wawona brand California peaches has risen to 78 in the U.S. and 48 in Canada, according to health agencies in each country.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board’s fall meeting will be online, and meeting materials, proposals and other information is available for viewing.

Limoneira Co., Santa Paula, Calif., has sold land near Lindsay, Calif., that had almost 300 acres of orange and specialty citrus groves.

Avocado company Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has filed for an initial public offering, with plans to use the symbol “AVO” on the NASDAQ.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on a pest risk assessment for allowing South African mangoes into the U.S.

NiceLabel, Wauwatosa, Wis., a developer of label software and label management systems, has been named in SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners.

The Packer is accepting nominations for the 2020 Produce Marketer of the Year.

Here are practical ways producer decision-makers can recruit talented future leaders for their operations—and learn and apply their unique experiences and talents, says Merck Animal Health’s Shannon Kellner.

Produce industry associations are revisiting presentations from the 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research Symposium.

Right up there with other popular apples like Honeycrisp and Granny Smith, Gala Apples are one of the most popular apple varieties in the produce aisle!