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Virtual Congressional visits still matter

If you’re getting sick of the rules during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Even our government representatives are tired of...

5 years ago 1 minute read

USDA restricts PACA violators in four states from operating in the produce industry

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar General makes organizational changes

PRESS RELEASE: Goodlettsville, Tennessee — September 25, 2020 — Dollar General Corporation BB #:172794 announced Emily Taylor has been named...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Bobalu Berries launches new website

PRESS RELEASE Bobalu Berry Farms BB #:354734 has launched a new website that Bobby and RC Jones, managing partners are...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Intergrow Greenhouses breaking ground on expansion in New York

ONTARIO, NY – September 2020 – Earlier this month construction began on Intergrow’s BB #:163234 newest expansion in New York....

5 years ago 2 minute read

Washington Conference hill visits continue this week

I talked with Robert Guenther, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, for United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 about what’s ahead...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Assessing the newest technological advances in transportation

Mark Petersen, vice president of temperature-controlled transportation at Eden Prairie, MN-based C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. BB #:100586 is a fan...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Trump, Biden campaigns pitch produce members

Produce industry members will vote in the upcoming presidential election as individuals, but if they want to also vote for...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Produce for Kids launches branding expansion to Healthy Family Project

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 24, 2020 – In an effort to expand its mission to create a healthier generation, Produce for...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Hazel Tech to host first Grape Quality Summit

CHICAGO – Hazel Technologies Inc., BB #:302595 a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life,...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Stemilt bringing innovation to Artisan Organic Apples

WENATCHEE, WA – Innovation has been at the core of Stemilt’s BB #:113654 organic program, Artisan Organics, since it began...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Broccoli sees price spike

Broccoli prices are on the rise thanks to heatwaves and wildfires limiting volume, but otherwise, the vegetable is having a...

5 years ago 3 minute read

PMA announces second Impact Award winner

Newark, DE – Produce Marketing Association (PMA)  BB #:153708 has announced the second winner of the PMA Impact Award, Georgia...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Verdant Technologies announces launch into biotechnology industry

ST. PAUL, MN – Verdant Technologies announces its commercial launch into the biotechnology industry, bringing innovative 1-MCP solutions to market...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Avoiding the downsides of transportation technology

While there is no disputing the pros of high-tech tools in transportation, there are some cons, and privacy is one...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Perdue: Time to end the food box program

With USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program set to end October 31, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the Trump...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Lower apple prices at harvest time

Apple prices are lower at the start of the season, despite lighter volume than last year at this point. F.O.B....

5 years ago 3 minute read

DRC to transition CEOs at start of 2021

Fred Webber plans to retire as CEO of the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation BB #:163706 at the end...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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