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Colorado’s San Luis Valley, a heavy hitter in fresh potato production, is poised for another strong season.

Mike Taylor, vice president of sales and marketing, has been promoted to senior vice president of business development strategy; Tate Mathison, director of sales, will become vice president of sales and marketing.

That is the view of the World Apple and Pear Association, according to a report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Association.

The Pleasanton, Calif.-based firm says it offers high-quality fruit for essential nutrients for athletes.

SweeTango apples will start shipping from across the country shortly after Labor Day and will be in the market longer this year as supplies ramp up, marketers report.

This month’s decline was fueled by producers’ weaker perception of current conditions both on their farms and in U.S. agriculture, according to a news release.

Highland Ag MarketWatch has been recognized as “Analytics Innovation Of The Year” in the fourth annual AgTech Breakthrough Awards program.

The USDA has announced new resources to help local and regional food systems leaders prepare and respond to disruptions to their food systems.

The genetics developer is marking 30 years of crop research in Mexico, hopeful that favorable weather and the workforce will lead to the next generation of vegetable varieties such as broccoli, chilies and tomatoes.

While official final shipment, inventory and closeout figures for the 2022 crop year will be released within the month, preliminary figures indicate last year’s crop is virtually sold out, according to a news release.