Produce - General
Fruit thinning is a labor-intensive practice for peach growers in New Jersey.
Hear experts from Ocean Mist Farms and Plant Sciences, Inc. discuss how COVID-19 has impacted employee programs, how to navigate specific employee-first initiatives, how holistic human approaches are changing and more!
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.
CMI Orchards anticipates growth in the 2021 cherry crop.
Los Alamitos, Calif. – The highly coveted, always anticipated Angelcot® season has begun, and this year we celebrate the labor of love that gives this unique varietal its rosy glow.
United Fresh’s Reimagine Conversations panelists share these creative strategies in recruiting, onboarding and retaining post-harvest workers in several different sectors of the produce industry.
Stemilt’s stone fruit season officially kicked off this week with its first run of Artisan Organics™ apricots.
Richard “RJ” Durante chatted on his cell phone while riding in the cab of the Nardella Produce truck from the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market to deliver to Pie Lady Café in Moorestown, N.J.
I’m a produce writer, but not a very good poet. In school I didn’t grade well in the world of couplets, stanzas, prose and ballads. Still, I’m inspired by the art. More about this later.
Environmentally focused sustainability efforts continue to evolve for produce operators, as reduction in plastics and recyclability in packaging have grown in importance over the past five years.
For those transitioning back into social life out in the real world, a networking golf event is ideal.
The Produce Marketing Association has officially opened registration for this year’s Fresh Summit which will be held in-person in New Orleans, La.
The USDA announced that COOQ Merchants & Consulting Inc., satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $11,305 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
Changes are happening at Gold Coast Packing.
Silt, Colo.-based Spring Born, an indoor hydroponic farm, launched its website launch this week, highlighting the farm’s sustainable practices, state-of-the-art technology, and product offerings.
Jeff Walker, long-time Houston, Texas-based sales manager for The Oppenheimer Group, will hang up his hat at the end of the month.
Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the first-ever virtual Kiwi Quality Summit.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative.
Radish volume in Western Michigan is expected stable for the Van Solkema Family Farm, said Adam Harnish, sales representative for the Byron Center, Mich.-based company.
This year’s Washington Conference from the United Fresh Produce Association will be “live and in-person” Sept. 20-22 in Washington, D.C.
John Famini accepted a promotion to director of sales at Interfresh Inc.’s Los Angeles distribution center.
Lafayette, N.J.-based Element Farms completed construction and onboarding at its first facility and has revealed expansion plans: a 2.5-acre greenhouse designed specifically for growing baby spinach year-round.
Corona, Calif.-based Veg-Fresh Farms has announced its very first sweepstake Red, White & Win to begin June 21 and end on July 5 with a grand prize of $1,500.
Atlanta-based WestRock Company, leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, has announced an expansion of its produce packaging offerings with the launch of its EverGrow™ Collection.
Mann Packing Co., Inc. is excited to today announce the addition of three new products – MANN™ Veggie Sides, Steakhouse Style and Better Pasta.
Colombian-based avocado producer Agricola Ocoa used an advanced electronic data logger to seek out sources of damage within their production chain and achieved a significant reduction in losses.
Crop conditions look good so far for Willard, Ohio-based Wiers Farm Inc.
The production of South African citrus, mainly soft citrus, new orange varieties, lemons and limes is estimated to continue its strong growth in the 2020-21 marketing year, according to a new report from the USDA.
How the food dollar ultimately splits out between foodservice and retail remains to be seen, but right now both channels are experiencing growth.