This year the Washington/Oregon Potato Conference will be held Jan. 26-28 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA.

With a smaller national apple crop it has been no surprise that retail volume has declined from record levels set last season. However, an analysis conducted by CMI Cat Stats reveals ways that select retail chains drive apple category increases.

Grown in New York state and available exclusively from Crunch Time Apple Growers, RubyFrost is expanding its retail distribution across the United States. The 2016 RubyFrost season will launch at retail starting in mid-January and is expected to last for a limited time.    

Charles M. Kuperus, a former secretary of agriculture for the state of New Jersey, died Dec. 30, 2015, at home in Sussex Borough, NJ, after a battle with a rare form of brain cancer.

JOH announced that Melissa Passalaqua has been awarded its Harry O'Hare Award for 2015. The honor is presented to the person who most personifies the values and qualities that marked the life and career of Harry O'Hare Sr., who founded Johnson O'Hare in 1956.

Lipman is expanding its local portfolio with the addition of Phil Sandifer & Sons Farm in Blackville, SC. Through this partnership, the two will work together to supply locally grown South Carolina produce to grocery stores, food service operators and other companies around the country.