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Although pumpkin harvest has started, it’s still “The Growing Season” at Frey Farms, Keenes, Ill.

Hurricane Laura slammed into Cameron, La., with winds of 150 m.p.h. at 1 a.m. Central on Aug. 27, leaving coastal areas nearby battered and bringing heavy winds and rains inland.

North Shore Greenhouses, Thermal, Calif., has named Vivianna Greene as marketing manager and promoted Brittney Bubb to creative director.

After two “fairly short” years, California’s pomegranate volume should be moving back to normal this season.

The USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program gets mixed reviews from sweet potato growers across the country.

John Lyons, director of sales at Alpine Fresh, Miami, is retiring after 30 years at the company.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has made more than 50 changes to rules as the group continues a review of its practices following E. coli outbreaks in recent years.

Melon grower and marketer Legend Produce, Scottsdale, Ariz., has hired Brian Faseler as a sales associate.

There should be plentiful supplies of fruit available from California this fall thanks to ample volume of table grapes and new, later varieties of what once was considered “summer” fruit.

Just before the fall crop kicks into high gear, the New York Apple Association has unveiled the redesign of its website, applesfromny.com, with fresh content including new photos and video.