Cranberries
Perdue visits Rhode Island cranberry bog
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Chief of Agriculture Ken Ayars on Monday afternoon visited a cranberry bog at The Greene Company in Coventry, Rhode Island. In a Twitter post, Perdue said the land... more »
Atticus introduces lepidoteran control with Inspirato 2 F
Cary, North Carolina-based Atticus has introduced Inspirato 2 F, an insect growth regulator that targets lepidopteran insects in the specialty crop market. Inspirato 2 F (comparable to Intrepid 2F) protects almonds, apples, grapes, citrus, and other crops... more »
Sun Belle opens new Miami Distribution Center
Sun Belle, a marketer and shipper of berries, has opened an 82,000 square foot state of the art refrigerated distribution facility in Miami. Adjoining Miami International Airport, the facility is also 15 minutes from the... more »
Dried fruit market forecast to grow
The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council celebrated the World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress between 21-23 May, 2018, in Seville, Spain. With nearly 1,500 attendees, the congress... more »
Graceland Fruit expands into Wisconsin with CranGrow purchase
Frankfort, Michigan-based Graceland Fruit, a producer of dried fruit is expanding its operations through an alliance with Wisconsin-based Cranberry Growers Cooperative (CranGrow) that allows it to staff and operate a new, state-of-the-art processing plant in... more »
15 percent of cranberry crop restricted; 25 percent proposed for 2018
Cranberry handlers in most states will have to move 15 percent of the 2017 crop away from U.S. consumers due to a rule finalized by the USDA in April, and the Department of Agriculture has... more »
Ocean Spray CEO to leave co-op, replacement named
Randy Papadellis, president and chief executive officer of Ocean Spray Cranberries recently announced his plans to leave the cooperative on July 1 after a successful 18-year career. Bobby... more »
USDA proposes cranberry seasonal volume control
The USDA is announcing a proposed change to the percentages of free and restricted volume control for the 2017-18 crop year for cranberries grown in 10 cranberry-producing states. The proposed change would designate 85 percent... more »
