Texas
The Texas International Produce Association is opening registration on Jan. 25 for the 2023 Viva Fresh Expo, set for March 30–April 1 in Grapevine, Texas.
The Texas International Produce Association is prepping for the 2023 Viva Fresh Expo in late March, but that is far from all the group is working on.
Encouraging Discovery and Growth in Education, also known as EDGE, is a career program focused on developing and connecting students to produce industry career opportunities in the Lone Star State.
The federal contracts have a combined maximum of nearly $285 million.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has issued an executive order giving Texas farmers and ranchers the green light to tap into the Rio Grande for irrigation.
Weather conditions and expanded acreage for the Texas onion crop are setting up for promotable volumes starting in late March, industry leaders say.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on Mestizos Group LLC, Garland, Texas, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The gas station H-E-B convenience stores are being rebranded as H-E-B Fresh Bites, offering on-the-go customers fresh produce and convenient meal options.
Texas grapefruit and orange harvest has begun with industry expectations of a fresh crop for 2024-25 of 2.5 million cartons of grapefruit, 1 million cartons of early oranges, and 500,000 cartons of late oranges.
A man from Cameron, Texas, faces three counts of forgery after cashing in checks from the sale of someone else’s cattle.
Viva Fresh Produce Expo attendees can tour the San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market
Recent Shelby Market data has revealed the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
Customs and Border Protection officials found $18.5 million worth of methamphetamine in a commercial load of carrots crossing into Pharr, Texas.
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, but the state’s citrus was spared.
The Gateway to Innovation Awards at the Viva Fresh Expo is doing away with categories to accept submissions covering all aspects of the industry, including production, packing, packaging, technology and food safety.
Texas A&M University AgriLife Research scientist Leonard Pike, who developed the iconic Texas 1015 Supersweet onion, has died.
Taylor Farms Texas Inc., Dallas, is recalling Caesar salads with chicken due to an undeclared allergen — anchovies — an ingredient in the dressing.
Onion growers in South Texas have voted in favor of downsizing the number of members on the South Texas Onion Committee, the marketing order that oversees the industry.
SunFed, Rio Rico, Ariz., will be shipping red and gold Texas beets in early February, followed by the aptly-named Candy Stripe red and white beets a few weeks later.
From its annual conference hosted in Austin, Texas, Produce Alliance announced Joe Collier’s retirement and Melissa Ackerman’s transition to president of the Chicago-based produce management company.
The National Center for Electron Beam Research is sponsoring a workshop on using the technology on food for safety purposes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned companies in California and Texas for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice got a surprise when they opened donated boxes of bananas destined for prisoners.
Brighter Bites Executive Director Sam Newman is scheduled to be the Dallas Fresh Food Association’s next luncheon speaker.
J&D Produce, Edingburg, Texas, has a new consumer marketing campaign featuring its HoneySweet onion brand.
In response to demand for smaller potatoes in smaller bags, Houston-based MountainKing has acquired a packing facility dedicated exclusively to fingerlings and “baby” versions of yellow and red potatoes.
The Texas Valley Citrus Committee is seeking producer and handler nominees.
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.
Fox Packaging, McAllen, Texas, has officially opened a 32,000-square-foot printing facility.
Jacob Jordan, a December graduate of Texas A&M University, has joined Lone Star Citrus Growers, Mission, Texas, as a sales assistant, said Trent Bishop, vice president of sales.