California
Western Growers and energy technology company Concentric Power Inc. are teaming up for the Salinas Valley Energy Forum.
Avocado marketer Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., is preparing for an extended California avocado season.
Before the Oceanside Pole tomato crop, the Oceanside Calif., grower is marketing Brussels sprouts through The Oppenheimer Group.
Berry People is in growth mode, hiring people and moving to a larger office in Hollister to accommodate the new sales and administrative teams.
California sweet corn harvest is right around the corner.
Baloian Farms, Fresno, Calif., is beginning its Coachella, Calif., bell pepper harvest, alleviating a tight supply situation in March.
The California Avocado Commission is shifting promotion plans during the COVID-19 crisis, including shifting billboard ads to online content.
Limoneira, Santa Paula, Calif., is donating cartons of lemons to health care professionals, food banks and other agencies.
Nature knows best for California pear growers.
Harvest of the California cherry crop, estimated at 7 million 18-pound boxes, is underway in southern growing regions near Bakersfield and Fresno.
Cal-Organic Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., is preparing to ship new crop yellow, red and white onions from the Coachella Valley in mid-May.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has a new subcommittee that focuses on how land adjacent to leafy greens fields might contribute to foodborne illness outbreaks from romaine lettuce.
California farms, ranches and agricultural business will lose between $5.9 billion and $8.6 billion in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study commissioned by ag groups.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has a new subcommittee that focuses on how land adjacent to leafy greens fields might contribute to foodborne illness outbreaks from romaine lettuce.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has released a new video in its Avo Effect campaign.
The Oppenheimer Group has begun harvest of Oceanside Pole label roma and round tomatoes, with volume expected to peak in September and October.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has removed a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine in San Bernardino County, Calif.
A & A Organic Farms, Watsonville, Calif., has added organic French beans from Guatemala to its list of items.
Los Angeles-based Progressive Produce has begun harvesting the first fields of its jalapeno, Anaheim, and pasilla chili peppers.
Table grape growers in California awarded nine California college students with scholarships.
U.S. highbush blueberry growers generate more than $4.7 billion in annual economic impact, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
The California Table Grape Commission, Fresno, has dropped its production forecast for the season slightly.
An adult Asian citrus psyllid found in a commercial grove in Riverside County has tested positive for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing.
Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., has hired Colby Pereira as vice president of operations.
The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, is donating $1 million to non-profit organizations and schools in California’s Central Valley to offset COVID-19 losses.
California kiwifruit volume is expected to be down this fall compared to last year, but fruit size should be larger.
With “strong and steady” demand, the 2020 California table grape season should be a positive one, said Kathleen Nave, president of the Fresno-based California Table Grape Commission.
Bolthouse Farms has found strong demand for its produce beverages that promote health since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Measure to Improve, Salinas, Calif., has helped six facilities achieve Total Resource Use Efficiency (TRUE) Zero Waste Gold Certification.
Soledad, Calif.-based Braga Fresh Family Farms plans to extend its Josie’s Organics Cut Veg product line by late October with an organic riced cauliflower option, said Heather Fuller, senior sales manager.