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After decades of tree breeding since the 1950s, the University of California, Riverside, has released the Luna UCR avocado variety, which features ripening cues and smaller tree size for efficient cultivation.

Jesse Himango, a second-generation grocer with more than a decade of produce industry experience, joins the developer of a software solution that aims to modernize produce departments of independent grocers.

Whether you’re looking for apples, sweet corn, squash, onions, snap beans or a host of other items, you’ll find ample supplies out of New York state this summer.

IPR Fresh recently commemorated its 20th year as a bell pepper shipper with a celebration that brought together its founders — the Obregon family — to honor the milestone and unveil the company’s new image.

Preferred Sales & Marketing, a provider of sales and marketing services in fresh produce and food brands, has named Paulina Villarreal national sales manager.

Both Washington and Oregon potato output was down for the 2022 season, and prices have been elevated through mid-2023.

Agricultural products agents from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture stay on top of the latest developments in the produce industry by attending numerous grower and industry events.

The International Fresh Produce Association’s new director of production and environmental policy has experience in advocacy and government affairs along with a Department of Labor and USDA public service background.

Grigg is leading global market expansion and overseeing the supply chain for the Chicago-based berry marketer and distributor.