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Dole prepares for new organic fruit demand from Gen Y & Z
Dole Food Co. is working to attract younger generations to the organic produce segment. Dole , one of the first global fruit and vegetable providers to predict the first organic food craze in 2000, is... more »
December to bring 38th Southeast Fruit & Vegetable Expo
The yearly Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo is to be in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The 38th annual meeting is scheduled for Dec. 3-4 at the Embassy Suites Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort. The event,... more »
Hurricane Debby: Florida ag production losses top $93 million
The University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has released damage estimates from Hurricane Debby. Hurricane Debby struck north Florida in early August. The agricultural production losses Florida experienced due to Hurricane Debby... 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 »
Three Springs Fruit Farm’s evolution and postharvest markets
Three Springs Fruit Farm, a seventh-generation family farm in picturesque Aspers, Pennsylvania, offers fresh tree fruit, berries, tomatoes and vegetables to markets all over the Mid-Atlantic region. “We’ve been concentrating on apples as our primary... more »
USDA makes indemnity payments to producers impacted by Hurricane Debby
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making indemnity payments to producers impacted by hurricane Debby. The USDA announced the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) endorsement for Hurricane... more »
Growers appointed to Georgia commodity commissions
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper has named growers to head Georgia’s Agricultural Commodity Commissions. The commissions include apples, blueberries, peaches, pecans, wine and grapes and vegetables. The following are the appointments: Apple Commodity Commission: Andy... more »
NJ Agriculture Secretary highlights advanced peach packing facility during National Peach Month
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn visited the Eastern Propak distribution center in Glassboro, Gloucester County, to mark National Peach Month and highlight the availability of Jersey Fresh peaches. During the visit, Wengryn, along... more »
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