Lipman Family Farms is opening a new fresh-cut operation in Florida. Lipman will showcase attendees to its full lineup of fresh-cut offerings during SEPC’s Southern Exposure show in Tampa, FL, this week.

TAMPA, FL — The Southeast Produce Council held its annual VIP dinner Wednesday evening, March 6, at Ulele, just prior to the opening of the 2024 Southern Exposure conference and trade show, here.

William H. Kopke Jr. Inc., a prominent vertically integrated marketer of fresh fruit, will be exhibiting in the upcoming Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure Show, March 7-9, in Tampa, Florida.

DelFrescoPure will debut its latest tomatoes — The Original Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine — at The Southeast Produce Council's Southern Exposure in Tampa, FL, March 7-9.

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture wants everyone to know that the state’s produce industry is alive and well and even registering an uptick in fruit and vegetable production.

Overall, North Carolina is losing some farm acreage to housing and urban sprawl as the population continues to increase. In raw numbers, the state registered the third highest increase in population (140,000) in the United State in 2023. In percentages, its 1.3 percent growth rate over the past two years is fifth highest among the 50 states.

The Chuck Olsen Co. has been working in California’s San Joaquin Valley successfully for more than a century.

“It’s been a little slow this year,” said Jeff Olsen, president of the company. “The markets have been good, but the volume has been down a little bit. And there has been a lot of rain, which has effected the market some. Plus, the economy is just not too friendly right now.”