A newly released survey led by North Carolina State University and funded by the American Floral Endowment’s Sustainabloom program reveals promising trends in sustainability across the floral industry—and outlines opportunities for growers, wholesalers, florists and suppliers to build greener, more profitable businesses.

Tropical activity remains relatively calm in the Pacific basin; however, we are watching a low-pressure system that will move across northern Florida into the Gulf early next week. Very warm temperatures are expected across the Mississippi Valley into the Northeast as a heat dome builds across the region.

The key to moving the needle for the organic produce industry might just be building large, eye-popping displays.

At least that was the main takeaway from a session on produce merchandising at the Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, July 9-11.

Makoto is experiencing record demand for its dressings and sauces and is expanding operations accordingly. The company is producing 36,000 bottles daily and is now growing into its fourth production facility to keep pace with its rapidly increasing national footprint.

Natural Delights is ending its year on a high note after executing a powerful, year-long media campaign that generated widespread national attention and standout brand visibility. With more than 5,900 broadcast segments airing across all 50 states, including Alaska, Hawaii and the “Big 5” media markets, the brand generated over 4.5 billion media impressions and secured more than $41.3 million in advertising value for both Natural Delights and their retail partners.

GLOBALG.A.P. North America announced the publication of its U.S. national interpretation guideline for Integrated Farm Assurance v6 GFS for fruit and vegetables, providing U.S. producers, auditors and certification bodies with country-specific clarity for the globally recognized food safety and sustainability standard.