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Growers, researchers, nonprofits and food companies are sparking innovation in fruit and vegetable seed breeding to nourish and inspire communities in the years ahead.

Honeybear Brands continues to increase its mix of organic offerings to meet consumer demand, says Kristi Harris, brand manager for the Elgin, Minn.-based marketer.

The new functionality on the Sincerely Health platform offers nutrition insights on grocery food purchases based on USDA’s MyPlate guidance.

A CIRAD researcher has shared insights and strategies to minimize the global avocado surplus forecasted in the coming years in a streaming webinar available from the Hass Avocado Board.

Overall domestic apple production is anticipated to beat last year’s production, despite notable shifts in the top apple-producing states.

Following an afternoon of data-rich programming, the first day of USApple’s Outlook 2023 conference at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago concluded with The Packer presenting Mike Preacher the Apple Person of the Year award.

Do you know someone who has done significant work to further the fresh produce industry’s marketing efforts? Nominate them for The Packer’s 2023 Produce Marketer of the Year award.

How the fresh produce industry is embracing the circular economy and reducing waste across the supply chain.

In this “Tip of the Iceberg Podcast” episode, with ZAG Technical Services, Dennis Donohue dives into water, economics, next-generation agriculture workers, robots and more.