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Continuing its multi-tactical “eating healthy and thinking green” avocado campaign, Avocados from Peru has teamed with the Cleveland Browns and Meijer to bring fans the “Ultimate Sweepstakes of the Football Season.”

Test digs at Alsum Farms of Wisconsin russet, red and yellow potato varieties are indicating a promising year, says Christine Lindner, marketing manager of the Friesland, Wis.-based marketer.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards is introducing new pear-packing technology that the company says has strong benefits to retailers and consumer.

A busy travel and work schedule is one reason columnist Armand Lobato says he doesn’t have a backyard garden. And the other reason …

The marketing order, which was established in 1962, provides for the use of volume control in the form of producer allotments, handler withholdings or a combination of both.

The Central Valley-based citrus grower is sponsoring the Healthy Family Project this August to help families with tips and healthy recipes in its eighth annual back-to-school campaign.

In sustainability marketing, regenerative agriculture is the new darling, and government agencies, food companies, farmers, ranchers and retailers are scrambling to define what it means.

Compared with lower earners, the wealthiest consumers report the most satisfaction with their diets, new survey data from Purdue University shows.