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Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, is the National Agri-Marketing Association’s Ag Association Leader of the Year for 2022.

A coalition of farmers and organizations ran an ad in the Wall Street Journal to educate consumers on the fact that farms producing much of the food in the U.S. shouldn’t be taken for granted.

The pandemic has changed the world, and more consumers than ever are affecting the global marketplace with their strong commitments to positive social and environmental impacts through their purchasing power.

Giving back to the community, Immokalee, Fla.-based Lipman Family Farms hosted the eighth annual 5K Run for Backpacks as a hybrid event in early April.

One of The Packer’s first mentions of sustainability and packaging (apart from some back-and-forth banter about RPCs and corrugated cartons) appeared in coverage from the 2005 PMA Fresh Summit event.

While the pandemic created intense discomfort, it also taught the industry it can change and change quickly, said Ron Lemaire at the 96th annual CPMA Convention and Trade Show.

Chilean exporter Subsole, agreed to sell to Frutura, formed in 2021 with the acquisition of Agrícola Don Ricardo in Peru, Dayka & Hackett in California and TerraFresh Organics US and Frutura Uruguay in March 2022.

Michele McMillan has accepted the position of director of sales, retail with Ippolito Fruit & Produce Ltd.

On March 22, the USDA and the Texas Department of Agriculture established a new Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Zapata, Zapata County, Texas.