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The new floricane-fruiting variety is said to show excellent storage qualities and grow medium-to-large fruit.

Rafael Lacaz Ruiz joins the team as a protected culture sales representative. He will focus on sales in the U.S. and Canada, according to the company.

Fresh Farms says it is also developing creative marketing solutions to help its retail customers maximize their return on investment.

Canada was the top export destination for U.S. citrus in 2023, followed by South Korea.

Upside says it has partnered with nearly 80 independently owned Shop ‘n Save locations in Western Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Ohio and West Virginia.

The company says it will use the funding to scale its greenhouse operations and expand its product offerings into new categories of leafy greens.

Researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s strawberry breeding program in Beltsville, Md., are touting the benefits of a new variety well suited to the mid-Atlantic region.

The printer can print on closures with speeds that coincide with the Kwik Lok closing machines that customers already have on lines, says Karen Reed, global director of marketing and communications.

What’s trending in the world of pre-packaged gourmet salads? At the recent GOPEX 2024, FiveStar Gourmet Foods’ Tal Shoshan dished on the salad trends stealing the show.

The service says the temporary change helps growers for the 2024 harvest season, as growers in the Redlands Oriental fruit fly quarantine area have few options to move citrus fruit outside of the quarantine zone.