G&R Farms, the third-generation Vidalia onion grower in southeast Georgia, is mourning prominent Glennville farmer, businesswoman and Vidalia sweet onion pioneer Pam Durrence Dasher. She was 79.

North Bay Produce works hard to stand out in the ecosystem of fresh produce, in structure and satisfaction — especially during berry season. “North Bay really strives to be a service of quality-oriented berry grower-shipper, representing some of the best berry farms in the world,” said Ryan Lockman, vice president of sales and procurement for the Traverse City, MI-based company.

TUSTIN, CA — Fresh Produce & Floral Council members gathered July 18 for the sold-out 31st annual FPFC golf tournament at Tustin Ranch Golf Club, here. Players enjoyed an 18-hole course, with breakfast provided by Taqueria de Anda and lunch by Messi Burger. After a full day of golfing, players enjoyed a happy hour bar and tacos while FPFC Chair Michael Schutt and tournament Chair Adam Laliberte auctioned off over $10,000 in cash and gift cards for raffle prizes and recognized the winning teams.

Amazon is doubling down on palm recognition across its network of Whole Foods Market stores. As Amazon One, the company’s palm recognition service for identification, payment, loyalty membership and entry — reaches a critical milestone with more than 3 million uses, Whole Foods Market stores are going all in.

As the Peruvian sweet onion season approaches, Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, is ready to provide its expertise and premium-quality Peruvian Mayan Sweets to customers across the United States and Canada.

In 2003, AgroFresh first launched its flagship ripening management solution SmartFresh, a premier ethylene post-harvest management tool for fruits, vegetables and florals. SmartFresh puts the ripening process “on hold” so that softening and over-ripening occur much more slowly, as part of its normal freshness cycle. Since then, AgroFresh has pioneered numerous scientific and commercial applications of SmartFresh to keep produce fresher, longer.