Fruits
United Fresh to offer legal review of labels
United Fresh Produce Association members will soon have access to legal review of its product labels through a partnership with OFW Law. This new service was started by the United Fresh Finance & Business Management... more »
Southeast Regional conference set for Jan. 11-14
The 2018 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is set to kick off Thursday, Jan. 11 in Savannah, Georgia. The conference, which will run Jan. 11- 14, is marketed as the “largest educational conference... more »
Jet Harvest Solutions hires Pacific Northwest sales rep
Florida-based ag products company Jet Harvest Solutions has expanded its sales team with the hiring of Matthew Ohl in the Pacific Northwest. Ohl will operate out... more »
Northern Michigan winery closes its doors
One of the oldest commercial wineries in northern Michigan, a small family operation known for its unusual varietals and quirky owner, closed on Christmas Eve, slipping into winter as quietly as the snow falling amid... more »
Hall elected to California sustainable winegrowing board
The California Wine Institute unanimously elected vintner Kathryn Hall to the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) the Board of Directors effective December 2017. The CSWA Board of Directors is made up of winegrowers representing both vineyards... more »
Fertilization boosts sweet cherry health
Bacterial canker, San Jose Scale, poor plant nutrition and some exceptionally hard winters are all part of sweet cherry orchard decline, and foliar applications of nitrogen fertilizer in September continue to be a solid tool... more »
UC Davis creates wine price database with crowdsourcing
Feeling nostalgic as you get ready to toast the new year? Recommendations for “best buys” in Champagnes and party menus from some 50 years ago are among the treats in a new crowdsourcing database of... more »
Meijer voluntarily recalls some products containing apples
As a result of the Fresh-Pak Inc. recall, Meijer is announcing a voluntary recall of select Meijer brand packaged products due to sliced apples within the products being potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, there... more »