Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., the world's largest cranberry cooperative, celebrated the first harvest of Pleasant Ridge Cranberry Farm in Rogersville, NB, Ocean Spray's first and only company-owned farm in North America. The 125-acre farm will yield nearly 1 million pounds of cranberries this year, with expectations of an increased yield of 3 million pounds over the next few years.

Black Gold Farms is rolling out its Better With Reds retail marketing campaign, which continues the promotion of the company's year-round red potato tablestock program.

Tom Brugato of Pacific Coast Fruit Co. with Lloyd Ligier of Pro-Act LLC at the opening reception Oct.

Texas seems primed for a terrific citrus season. Sets are good, the start should be early and timely rains promise larger fruit than last year. Hot days promise sweet fruit and cooler nights are bringing on good color. Aside from a trio of hailstorms in May, milder weather means the crop will be more cosmetically appealing than usual.

But lurking in the background is the specter of HLB — citrus greening disease — which was discovered in Texas in January.

Turbana, a well-known banana importer based in Coral Gables, FL, announced the launch of its tropicals line for North America. The line offers 11 products including yucca, chayote, yellow yams, malanga, coco and aloe vera.

As a successful National Mushroom Month winds down, the Mushroom Council gears up for the Pink campaign. Each year, the mushroom industry “goes pink” in continued support of breast cancer research at City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading cancer research institutions.