Fruits

Bayer launches Culinary Council to shape future fruit and vegetable breeding

Bayer Vegetable Seeds has launched a Culinary Council aimed at fostering collaboration between chefs and foodservice experts to influence future fruit and vegetable breeding. The council's first event, held in San Diego on Aug. 22,... more »

Washington 2024 organic apple crop gains momentum

Organic apples are "catching fire with consumers." Though the total 2024 Washington apple crop is forecast to be about 10% lighter than the record volume produced in 2023, the organic apple harvest is expected to... more »

Approaching burn ban affects California growers

At 4 a.m. in Lodi, Alex Noriega, foreman for the agricultural service provider Fowler Brothers, climbed onto an excavator to rip apart discarded grapevines and drop them into a cement-lined steel box called an air... more »

New name for Pop Vriend Seeds-KWS

Pop Vriend Seeds plans to officially change its name to KWS Vegetables Netherlands B.V. The change is scheduled to occur Oct. 1. The Andijk,... more »

Neolithics launches produce inspection service

Neolithics has launched a new AI-based produce inspection service that provides results in minutes, speeding up the process for growers, distributors and supermarkets. The technology analyzes both the internal and external qualities of fresh produce,... more »

Fruit, nut exports increase in shadow of U.S. ag export deficit

Though the overall U.S. agricultural trade deficit is increasing, exports of fruits, vegetables and nuts are on the rise and expected to offset losses in other ag export sectors, according to the latest U.S. Department... more »

2,500 growers and tech leaders to meet at FIRA USA ag robotics show

The third edition FIRA USA’s ag robotics show will be in northern California this fall. The Oct. 22-24 event, to be in Woodland, California, west of the Sacramento airport, is set to bring 2,500 growers... more »

California ag officials toured invasive pest programs

Despite this unprecedented level of infestations, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the USDA in collaboration with County Agricultural Commissioners announced that, after a year of hard work, all populations of invasive fruit... more »