Arizona
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas and its members are welcoming the start of work on the Mariposa Road project, the main road bringing fresh Mexican produce into Nogales, Ariz.
Frank Capone, who spent some of his 30 years at Dominick’s Finer Foods as a buyer of imported produce in Nogales, Ariz., has died.
The Food and Drug Administration has formed a partnership with the Yuma, Ariz., leafy greens industry and other groups in a multi-year study to determine how crops in the area are getting contaminated with pathogens.
Wholesome has promoted Tina Federico to business development representative.
Fresh Farms, Rio Rico Aziz., has hired Scott Rossi as director of sales and marketing.
The Food and Drug Administration has released its game plan for the year on resolving repeated E. coli outbreaks from romaine lettuce
The 2021 Southwest Ag Summit is offering two additional dates for SWAG attendees to sign in and view breakout sessions that offer continuing education unit opportunities.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Robert Medler as Arizona government affairs manager.
Replicating its Salinas Valley program, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California has established a COVID-19 training prevention program in Yuma, Ariz.
The Arizona LGMA is pleased to introduce its new public relations liaison April Ward.
Organic and fair trade grower has harvested its first crop of greenhouse grown organic heirloom tomatoes in Arizona and will debut at the Global Produce and Floral Show.
Census Bureau data shows that Texas experienced double-digit value gains in 2021 imports of tomatoes, onions, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, bananas, citrus and melons.
The state’s farmers grow about 25% of the annual U.S. lettuce supply, according to USDA statistics.
The goal of Rio Rico, Ariz.-based Fresh Farms is to create “one-stop shopping” for buyers, company officials say.
The 2023 Spring Policy Summit is next up for the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
State Attorney General Kris Mayes has launched an antitrust investigation of the proposed merger, and listening sessions are scheduled for participants to hear directly from those who will be affected by this move.
Natural Delights Medjool dates brand has a new snack offering, Chopped Medjool dates.
A new six-acre greenhouse expansion by Wholesum in Arizona will produce an estimate of 3.5 million pounds of organic beefsteak tomatoes.
Coast Produce is expanding in three key states with facilities that enhance the company’s cross dock and consolidation services, and alleviate pressures of new electronic logging device mandates.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is lauding the state of Arizona’s investment in a cold inspection facility at the Mariposa Port of Entry at Nogales, Ariz.
A partnership between growers and restaurants in Yuma, Ariz., highlights the area as the Winter Vegetable Capital of the World.
Al Bernardi, who helped established a Nogales, Ariz., brokerage as the area became a key link to imported produce, has died.
A pilot program in Nogales, Ariz., at the Mariposa Port of Entry, should speed up some inspections of Mexico grapes this season.
Sunkist Growers offers an ample supply of its year-round conventional and organic citrus in the winter months, but there is more.
The company won the five-year contract over one other competing firm.
Recent Shelby Report market data reveals the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.