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Aija Paolillo is the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension citrus agent for DeSoto, Hardee and Manatee counties.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Bain Distributors Inc. for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Orlando, Fla. — The National Watermelon Association aims to shape the watermelon industry for future generations.

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Trailblazer, activist, mentor and marketing genius are a few of the descriptors used to characterize produce industry icon Frieda Rapoport Caplan at a celebration of life Feb. 22.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has dropped several members of the industry from a Perishables Agricultural Commodities Act against Adams Produce Co. LLC.

Orlando, Fla. — Mark Arney reminded attendees of the National Watermelon Association’s convention in Orlando that both groups have benefited from many of the same industry leaders.

Dennis “Denny” Donovan, who spent almost three decades of his career at the Garin Co., Salinas, has died.

The Florida strawberry crop for Well-Pict Berries, Watsonville, Calif., will be in peak harvest in February.

The new Potato Sustainability Alliance is building on an earlier industry initiative to tell the story of how growers feed the nation responsibly.

The California Fresh Fruit Association, Fresno, has hired Adam Borchard as director of government and public policy.