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Mexico border crossing delays disrupt markets for mangoes, berries, avocados and more
Delays at the Mexico-U.S. border are starting to increase prices for those along the fresh produce supply chain. What’s more,...
PBH CEO shares keys to ‘Have A Plant’ success
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak said the produce industry should feel confident its new marketing campaign will change consumer...
Strawberry genetics moves category forward
Genetics, of course, play a role in berry sales. Better yields, longer shelf-life, and taste go a long way with...
Building on the Salinas Valley legacy
First made famous by author John Steinbeck in his evocative fiction, the Salinas Valley in Monterey County, CA is more...
Homegrown Organic Farms announces retirement of Senior Account Manager, Fred Berry
Fred Berry, Senior Account Manager for Homegrown Organic Farms, will retire May 31, 2019, after decades of service to the...
Leafy greens marketing agreement adopts new, more stringent food safety practices
Today California leafy greens producers voted to strengthen mandatory food safety practices required on farms. The action is designed to...
Taylor Farms nearly doubles greenhouse gas emissions reductions in 2018
SALINAS, Calif. – April 22, 2019 – Taylor Farms, North America’s leading producer of ready-to-eat healthy fresh foods, celebrates Earth...
Updated website provides tools for countering food safety fears
The redesign of the Alliance for Food and Farming’s safefruitsandveggies.com gives consumers — and more importantly, nutrition professionals — better...
Giant Food announces Produce Rx program coming to Washington D.C. store location
LANDOVER, Md., April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Giant Food, the leading greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, announced today its participation in the Produce Rx...
Why Giant is filling produce “prescriptions”
“Let food be thy medicine” is truly ancient advice. That quote comes from Hippocrates, circa 400 B.C. The modern idea...
Listeria prompts pea shoot recall
Ottawa, April 19, 2019 – Golden Pearl Mushrooms Ltd. is recalling GPM brand Pea Shoots from the marketplace due to...
Are you ready for Viva Fresh 2019?
I’m about to hit the road for my third fresh produce conference in the past four weeks. Instead of being...
Frieda’s plugs Mother’s Day berry cross-promotion with crepes
Los Alamitos, CA (April 2019) – Entice shoppers to celebrate Mother’s Day more memorably this year by adding Frieda’s French...
Berry growers keep eye on competitive forces
While berry growers are hoping for a future that includes mechanical harvesting, they’re also keeping an eye on producers in...
Arizona legislators calls on Commerce to renegotiate Tomato Suspension Agreement
PRESS RELEASE Nogales, AZ — Members of the Arizona Legislature are sending a letter to U.S. Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross,...
Sysco acquires J & M Wholesale Meats and Imperio Foods
Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, today announced it has acquired J & M Wholesale Meats and Imperio...
Passing of David and Jean Warren
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of both David and Jean Warren. David Warren died April...
Machines to the berry labor rescue?
One solution to the perennial dearth of workers is for berry growers to keep lobbying the government for change; another...
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