Texas
The 2023 showcase of produce grown, shipped and sold in the Southwest U.S. boasted creative education sessions, networking events and a bustling expo.
From an inspiring keynote to a Healthy Living Award presentation, Viva Fresh 2023 celebrated the connection between optimal health and fresh produce.
This year’s Viva Fresh Conference was presented by the Texas International Produce Association March 30–April 1 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
While urban agriculture is sometimes written off as too niche, in a recent SXSW panel urban ag advocates shared why growing food in cities should have a seat at the table and a bigger share of the market.
On March 12, at the 2023 SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas, food and tech leaders discussed how they make good on their promises to customers and make headway on big plans.
At the 2023 SXSW conference, Avocados From Mexico’s immersive pop-up radiated avocado enthusiasm to attendees in all five senses.
The newly opened, 97,000-square-foot Lake Austin H-E-B has underlined the Texas grocer’s commitment to creating rich in-store experiences, boasting two-levels, an expansive produce department and multiple restaurants.
Amid weather and labor obstacles, South Texas growers expect normal supplies of winter vegetables to resume by early December.
After two difficult years thwarted by extreme weather, Texas citrus growers are anticipating a steady 2022-23 season with strong demand.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows from North Dakota to Texas, all the way west to California, the most severe levels of drought didn’t ease across the U.S. this past week.
Texas onion acreage for Little Bear Produce is similar to the past few years, but with larger onion size, yields could be up this year, says Jeff Brechler, sales representative with the company.
The indoor ag grower has added 20 acres in Central Texas to its controlled environment agriculture footprint, which also includes operations in Minnesota, Georgia and California.
A long, hot summer followed by an early fall freeze threw grower-shippers a curveball at the start of the fall season in southern Texas, but they’re hopeful things will straighten out by mid-December.
The Texas Department of Agriculture will receive nearly $200,000 over the next three years to support promotional and educational activities.
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Heyvel Produce LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Dale Murden, president of the trade association Texas Citrus Mutual, shares an outlook for fresh citrus output and how it compares with last season.
A new endowment is set to fund wellness programs for children in South Texas.
The association will recognize leaders from Little Bear Produce, Dixondale Farms, Val Verde Vegetable Co., and more.
The South Texas Onion Committee is focusing on retail and consumer promotions for Texas 1015 sweet onions this season, with the support of a USDA specialty crop block grant.
USDA Market News will now report lime prices similar to the manner in which apple, cucumber and bell pepper prices are reported.
The Texas-based grapefruit brand says the promotion will educate consumers on the state’s red grapefruit season, while aiming to drive online sales and inspire increased consumption during peak production time.
A proposed rule from the USDA would implement a recommendation from the South Texas Onion Committee to increase the assessment rate by 3 cents.
The modification consolidates geographic districts under the marketing order and reapportions committee membership among producers and handlers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Department of Agriculture has established a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in a resident area in Zapata, Texas.
Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., is building a massive distribution center in Laredo, Texas, for Mexican avocados.
Austin, Texas, health officials are investigating an outbreak of Cyclospora infections.
Construction has begun on a $40 million project to cut wait times for produce and other agricultural goods at a busy Texas port of entry.
Beets, cabbage, greens, herbs, parsley, potatoes, radishes and spinach are some of the produce crops Texas produce suppliers will be shipping in December.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Pharr, Texas, recently stopped a load of limes containing $1.86 million in cocaine.
Ken Martin, who left a short career as a funeral director and mortician in Missouri to manage what became one of the Rio Grande Valley’s major citrus operations, has died.