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Gordon Food Service Stores expand into Texas

HOUSTON, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Gordon Food Service BB #:100172, a privately held and family-managed foodservice distributor with operations...

3 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA takes industry advocacy on the road in Texas

Washington D.C. and Newark, De – International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 Rebeckah Adcock and John Hollay traveled to Texas...

3 years ago 4 minute read

South Texas Onion producers vote to continue the Federal Marketing Order

Date December 16, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that producers of south Texas onions voted...

4 years ago 2 minute read

TX1015 Sweet Onions hosts inaugural Restaurant Week

Mission, Texas – The Texas 1015 Sweet Onion (TX1015) marketing campaign wrapped up the inaugural TX1015 Sweet Onion Restaurant week...

4 years ago 4 minute read

South Texas Onion Committee seeks new members

The South Texas Onion Committee (STOC) is currently seeking producer and handler nominees for Districts 1 (Coastal Bend + Rio...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA to conduct vote on South Texas Onion Marketing Order

Date May 03, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will conduct another referendum among...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Truck blockade ends, but Texas border crossing delays continue

There have been some positive signs for improved produce truck crossings from Mexico through Texas border ports of entry, but...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Trade groups criticize heightened Texas border crossing inspections

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to strengthen border protections and inspections in response to the Biden Administration’s plans to...

4 years ago 6 minute read

TX1015 Sweet Onion Marketing campaign kicks off second year

Mission, Texas (March 14, 2022) – The Texas 1015 Sweet Onion (TX1015) marketing campaign is celebrating the start of the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Sweet Seasons LLC irradiates mangos in Texas

Sweet Seasons LLC BB #:210074 makes history once again, being the first ever to irradiate mango criollo in the state...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Mission Produce opens $50MM Laredo, TX, distribution center

OXNARD, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mission Produce Inc. BB #:118126, the world leader in sourcing, producing, and...

5 years ago 10 minute read

Texas onion industry wraps up first-ever marketing campaign

Mission, Texas – The 2020 – 2021 Texas 1015 Sweet Onion (TX1015) marketing campaign has wrapped up for the season....

5 years ago 2 minute read

$4 million awarded to the Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation for HLB research

The Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation (TCPDMC) and Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center (TAMUK) was awarded $4,061,941 in...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Video shows devastation of Texas freeze on fruit, vegetable crops

The Texas Farm Bureau talked with growers in the Lone Star State to show the ongoing effects of Winter Storm...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Texas Gov. Abbott requests disaster assistance from USDA

PRESS RELEASE Texas Governor Greg Abbott has requested a USDA disaster designation for Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties in response...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Inside the Texas weather retail apocalypse

I thought the lines, the social media posts of product availability, and the hoarding common in the first weeks of...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Texas produce outlook: It’s bad, with assessments ongoing

Extreme low temperatures, power outages, gas shortages, and ice-covered roadways threaten crops and logistics across Texas. Rio Grande Valley grower-shippers...

5 years ago 4 minute read