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Salinas Fresh Forum: What do you wish you could grow?
Salinas, CA, sources were asked, The Salinas Valley is one of the greatest growing regions in the world, but it...
The suspense is killing us: standing room only crowd looking for Tomato Suspension Agreement answers at Viva Fresh
SAN ANTONIO, TX–While negotiations are still ongoing in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s intention to withdraw from the tomato suspension...
Hip Hop Public Health offer alternative approach at PBH
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Many public health strategies are outdated and far behind less healthy alternatives when it comes to healthy...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 29, 2019
Greg Johnson and Pamela Riemenschneider discuss what the produce industry learned from the Produce For Better Health Foundation’s annual meeting...
Organic Seedless Watermelons now available at The Sykes Company
Sykes Company has expanded its organic program and is now offering organic red seedless watermelon to its customers in the...
Jan Berk to be honored at 2019 Women in Produce Breakfast General Session
Jan Berk, COO, San Miguel Produce, Inc., will be the honoree and featured speaker of the Women in Produce Breakfast...
Kroger completes sale of Turkey Hill business to Peak Rock Capital affiliate
The Kroger Co. announced it has completed the sale of its Turkey Hill business to an affiliate of Peak Rock...
Food safety session outlines grim realities – more outbreaks, recalls, and seemingly indestructible pathogens
SAN ANTONIO —If you want to avoid a food safety disaster, forget the idea of “business as usual.” Martin Wiedmann...
Ag Census puts numbers to trends we see
The USDA’s agriculture census released this month quantified some trends we’ve been seeing for a few years. The Washington Post...
United Fresh names 2019 Council Award Winners
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 29, 2019) – New this year, United Fresh is pleased to announce the five individuals being honored...
Food safety is on everyone’s mind in Salinas
Food safety, two simple with words with a powerful punch. Last fall’s E. coli contamination in Salinas was a tragedy...
I Love Fruits and Veggies movement wins Quebec government support
The Quebec Produce Marketing Association is delighted to announce that it has received a grant of $400,000 from the Quebec...
Stemilt guides retailers with Fast Facts on Cherries ahead of large crop
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Every week that cherries are available during the summer months is a week that Stemilt Growers is...
USApple Awards Baltimore School with Apples4Ed Grant
PRESS RELEASE Baltimore, Md. (April 26, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded a $4,000 grant to Baltimore’s Robert W....
Salinas thrives organically
According to the 2017 Monterey County Crop Report, nearly 41,000 acres of the county were under organic cultivation generating a...
Jackson Farming Company acquires Wayne E. Bailey brands and sales team
PRESS RELEASE — Wayne E. Bailey Produce is closing its doors after 85 years of exceptional service and remarkable innovation...
Revisiting the basics: Accept or reject
When a produce buyer is tendered a shipment of produce that allegedly fails to comply with the sales agreement—let’s say...
PMA and United Fresh joint comment on LGMA revisions to ag-water standards
The United Fresh Produce Association and Produce Marketing Association commend the collective efforts of the California-based leafy greens industry to...
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