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The two Carolinas learn to work together
The Carolinas make a great power couple when it comes to agriculture. Both states grow sweet potatoes, with North Carolina...
MAP: Where is Amazon Go-ing next?
Three new sites for Seattle-based Amazon’s cashier-less retail store, Amazon Go, have been announced, bringing store count up to 17...
FDA links cyclospora outbreak to Mexican basil
July 25, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Total Quality Logistics announces major expansion in Ohio
Press Release: Cincinnati (OH) – Total Quality Logistics (TQL) BB #:203922 will construct a second building on its headquarters campus...
The Carolinas rebound from extreme weather
For the past three years and beyond, Mother Nature has meted out incessant punishment to the Carolinas, and it didn’t...
Mourning the loss of Jerry Havel
The Nogales, AZ, produce industry mourns the loss of veteran and friend Jerry Havel. Havel was with family when he...
PMA’s Richard Owen to take on leadership role in Western U.S. and Canada; global trade policy
Newark, Del. – The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) BB #:153708 announced today that Richard Owen will step into a new...
Labor problems don’t spare New Jersey growers
The perennial thorn of labor remains a trouble spot for those in New Jersey, as well as throughout the country....
Wonderful Pistachios honored with snacking award
PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES – July 23, 2019 – Wonderful Pistachios BB #:115157 continues to crack open boundaries with snackthusiasts,...
U.S. tomato growers support latest proposal for a new suspension agreement
PRESS RELEASE The Florida Tomato Exchange appreciates the efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce to construct a new Tomato...
Alsum partner Trembling Prairie Farms to start Wisconsin celery harvest
PRESS RELEASE MARKESAN, WI, July 23, 2019 — Alsum Farms & Produce BB #:105137 grower partner, Trembling Prairie Farms Inc....
Scientific study shows produce consumption improves life expectancy and quality
PRESS RELEASE July 22, 2019 – As part of the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s BB #:157162 long-standing commitment to...
GreenFruit Avocados to introduce shelf-life extending boxes at PMA Foodservice
PRESS RELEASE Newport Beach, CA (July 23, 2019) — Fully-integrated grower and shipper GreenFruit Avocados BB #:297448 will be introducing...
Gladstone Land Acquires Land and Facilities in South Florida
MCLEAN, Va., July 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gladstone Land Corporation (Nasdaq: LAND) (“Gladstone Land” or the “Company”) announced that...
Competition characterizes retail in New Jersey
Although retail changes in New Jersey were a mixed bag for 2018 and early 2019, a few have created challenges...
Papaya importer denies its role in salmonella outbreak
The papaya importer named by the Food and Drug Administration as “likely linked” to the Salmonella outbreak that’s sickened more...
Frozen mango referendum passes by 2.5% margin
July 19, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the mango industry favored the amendment to expand...
Church Brothers to bring three new products to foodservice expo
PRESS RELEASE SALINAS, Calif. – July 22, 2019 – Church Brothers Farms BB #:161800 is introducing three on-trend products, Sweet...
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