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Mann Packing’s facility in California to include fresh-cut fruit products

Coral Gables, Florida-based Mann Packing Co., a subsidiary of Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., and one of the largest suppliers of packaged vegetables in North America is excited to announce the addition of a... more »

UGA Extension, SBDC to host ag marketing webinar series

Farmers and agricultural producers have faced numerous challenges in recent years, affecting the day-to-day tasks of running their operations. Add in a global pandemic and a push toward direct-to-consumer sales, and sustaining an agribusiness can... more »

Vestaron expands US sales force with new South-Central hire

Vestaron announced March 4 the appointment of Jorge Moreno as territory sales manager for the South-Central United States, spanning Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In addition, Moreno will coordinate business activities in Mexico as... more »

On-farm Produce Safety website is now active in New Jersey

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher announced March 4 the Department’s new Produce Safety website is now active. The site provides information and frequently asked questions concerning the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA),... more »

Bryan Sakuma gets blueberry honor for Export and Global Community Relations

During the 2020 North American Blueberry Council/U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council Virtual Conference & Expo, USHBC honored 11 pioneers whose work has helped the blueberry industry grow and flourish over the last two decades. One of... more »

Uri agriculture damage estimates exceed $600M in Texas

Winter Storm Uri, which blasted through the entire state of Texas, caused at least $600 million in agricultural losses, according to preliminary data from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economists. "A large number of Texas... more »

Boyer Orchards goes from side business to award winner in three generations

Western Pennsylvania’s Boyer Orchards LLC was the side business of a steelworker in the late 1950s, but fast forward a couple of generations and his sons and grandsons are employed at a farm operation honored... more »

Worker Protection Standard Train-the-Trainer Refresher Courses planned

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association, in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, will hold four Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Train-the-Trainer Refresher Courses The sessions will be held on March 5 in Wenatchee,... more »