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Naturipe Farms names VP of marketing
Naturipe Farms has hired Ashley Finster as vice president of marketing. Finster is a marketing professional with nearly three decades of management experience, including consulting, and senior marketing roles at various consumer packaged goods and... more »
Organic group adds Spanish-language soil health course
Editor's note: Spanish-language version below. (Español abajo.) The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has a free online course in Spanish, focused on the importance of improving soil health for agricultural production. With partners at the... more »
Sun World successfully takes Italian growers to court
In recent months and in four separate cases, Italian courts have ruled in favor of Sun World International LLC in litigation the company has filed against unlicensed growers for their unlawful production and sale of... more »
Pest update: Efforts continue to control SWD, SLF
In 2022, Fruit Growers News highlighted research in California and other states related to imported wasps to control the spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) fruit fly. Kent Daane, Extension specialist with UC-Berkeley and stationed at the Kearney... more »
Raspberry root rot, wilt threaten fruit in wet regions
Raspberry root rot and wilt (RRW) in British Columbia, Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest is a common problem faced by growers, with the vigor of plants declining and leading to fruit losses and the... more »
Fox Packaging hires Jensie Smith as account manager
Fox Packaging has hired Jensie Smith as retail and key account manager. Smith will manage a portfolio of key accounts, overseeing communication, streamlining artwork changes and guiding packaging programs. ... more »
Produce Pay adds transparency feature
ProducePay has a new feature that provides fresh produce marketers and retailers full transparency of produce shipments from the field to their final destination. In doing so, the solution ensures buyers of produce shipped from... more »
UCANR nematode workshop scheduled
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) is offering a workshop focused on nematodes. The workshop is scheduled for March 26 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. The event is designed to provide... more »
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