Pennsylvania
Leading Eastern shippers outline expectations for crop availability, merchandising tactics, and regional supply advantages this season.
What began as a kids’ wagon stand has grown into a 70-acre sweet corn operation selling 1,300 dozen ears a weekend, now Newhard Farms in Pennsylvania is using precision ag to farm smarter as Lehigh Valley farmland disappears.
This declaration allows for USDA’s Farm Service Agency to extend emergency credit to growers in 17 counties in the state hit by below-freezing temperatures in April.
Apple marketers say this season looks to deliver a great eating experience with ample volume this year.
The lawsuit challenges the ending of the Local Food Purchase Assistance program agreement that directly supports Pennsylvania farms and food banks.
Ag Progress Days and Invest in Our Land is working with Kansas resident and world-renowned crop artist, Stan Herd, to bring his heralded artistry to the Pennsylvania outdoor agricultural exposition.
South Mill Champs, Kennett Square, Pa., has added a third operation to its company with the acquisition of Loveday Mushroom Farms, Winnipeg, Manitoba, said Michael Richmond, vice president of sales.
The 124,000-square-foot facility will service a greater number of customers in Philadelphia and, for the first time in its history, in southern New Jersey.
A fog envelops visitors who step into one of the 30-plus growing rooms for exotics at Phillips Mushroom Farms in Kennett Square, Pa.
After more than 35 years in the produce industry, Terry Humfeld, the Cranberry Institute’s executive director based in Avondale, Pa., is retiring at the end of 2019.
New York-based BrightFarms plans to build a 250,000-square-foot greenhouse in Snyder County, Pa. — its second greenhouse in the state.
Procacci Holdings LLC’s Garden State Farms at the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market has expanded with the purchase of a neighbor at the facility, A. Vassallo Inc.
Recent Shelby Market data has revealed the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
Biglerville, Pa.-based Rice Fruit Co. is celebrating 110 years in 2023, but the history of the Rice family in the region goes back even further.
The new variety is typically sold from January through June; however, this year’s supply is projected to sell out early due to a rapid rise in popularity.
The Masser Family of Companies announced the launch of a new website for Hegins, Pa.-based partner Keystone Potato Products, LLC.
While the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market can trace its roots back hundreds of years, it has operated from its current location, which it says is the largest refrigerated building in the world, since 2011.
Marketers recently shared the unique prospects that ample supply provides for retailers and consumers.
With a large crop in apple-producing states, like Pennsylvania, marketers say there is a need to boost consumption. “That will take some time and some effort,” said Chris Sandwick of Hess Bros. Fruit., Lancaster, Pa.
Researchers at Penn State University discovered a new strain of blackleg, also known as soft rot, in potatoes sampled in the state. Blackleg can lead to significant loses for farmers.
Introducing fresh produce to young school children benefits growers, retailers, children and their families — and programs that do this work have struggled to continue this mission while schooling was remote-based.
The education sessions at the February 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention were so well-attended that in some cases, attendance was like the in-person sessions of previous years.
Almost two dozen students earned a little more help with their college expenses from a food organization scholarship.
The market and its firms are experiencing a new partnership in sustainability, more deliveries and increasing use of imports.
The digital adaptation of the Jump with Jill musical nutrition program worked for 48 Pennsylvania and Texas schools.
The 2022 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held in-person at the Hershey Lodge on February 1 to 3, 2022.
The 115-year-old, family-owned company, M. Levin and Co., is a ripener-distributor for bananas. It also offers a wide range of tropical items, including mangoes, dragon fruit and passion fruit.