Rain and cold weather slowed the start of the 2018 strawberry harvest in California’s Salinas/Watsonville district, but suppliers expect promotable strawberry volume expected for Mother’s Day.
Organic vegetables from NatureFresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, are showing up on store shelves this month, and the greenhouse grower is expecting growth in the organic segment.
Sun Automation Group, which supplies equipment used in corrugated box manufacturing, has promoted Greg Jones to vice president of global sales and aftermarket.
Chile’s citrus export season to the U.S. kicked off the week of April 2 with a shipment of nearly 48 tons of clementines from Valparaiso heading to the West Coast.
A California committee that focuses on fighting pests and diseases that threaten citrus crops has developed a strategic plan to fight huanglongbing (HLB) with five priorities guiding its focus.
Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak burst on the scene earlier this month as the new head of Produce for Better Health Foundation with an ambitious goal to double produce consumption.
Tom Karst and Ashley Nickle discuss the major stories of this week, including why the latest update on the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from Arizona might be a big help to the FDA in its traceback investigation.
