Fruits
California winegrape group gives out Awards of Excellence
The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) has selected Steve Schafer as the 2018 Grower of the Year and Karissa Kruse as the 2018 Leader the Year. The awards will be presented at the 2018... more »
Blueberry firms join to grow in northern, eastern Europe
Two family-owned blueberry companies, and long-time friends and industry allies, Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. and Driesvenplant B.V. announce that Fall Creek has purchased the Driesvenplant nursery company in The Netherlands and that Driesvenplant’s... more »
Senate ag committee passes a draft farm bill
The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on June 13 marked up and overwhelmingly passed a draft farm bill, called the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, by a vote of 20-1. U.S. Senate... more »
Crunch Time Apple closes sales season for managed varieties
Wolcott, New York-based Crunch Time Apple Growers reports SnapDragon apples realized a 38 percent increase in sales at the end of first quarter 2018 over prior year and a 58 percent increase in sales for RubyFrost... more »
Jackie Wiggins to keynote Global Cold Chain Conference
Jackie Caplan Wiggins, Vice President and COO of Frieda’s Specialty Produce, will deliver the keynote at the Global Cold Chain Conference, Monday, June 25 in Chicago.... more »
US tart cherry forecast up 48 percent
U.S. 2018 tart cherry production is forecast at 353 million pounds, up 48 percent from the 2017 production. Michigan tart cherry production in 2018 is forecast to be 264... more »
Northwest fresh pear harvest estimated at 18.9 million boxes
As part of the annual Pear Bureau Northwest (PBNW) meeting held in Portland, OR on May 31, industry members compiled the first official estimate of the 2018-19 fresh pear crop for Washington and Oregon. Pear... more »
Organic Trade Association upbeat on Senate Farm Bill
Organic Trade Association is speaking well about the U.S. Senate’s draft Farm Bill, the text of which was released on Friday. The Organic Trade Association, which represents more than 9,500 organic businesses across 50 states,... more »