Tropical activity continues in the Eastern Pacific as Hurricane Flossie weakens and moves offshore near southern Baja over the next few days. Another system is likely to develop into a tropical depression near southwestern Mexico next week. Meanwhile in the Gulf of Mexico another tropical system is anticipated to form off the gulf coast of Florida over the weekend into early next.

Index Fresh has enhanced its supply chain strategy for delivering excellent customer service and growing sales with a new interactive website plus rebrand of its AvoTerra avocado label. The new website drop (indexfresh.com) will be unveiled in advance of the Organic Produce Summit (OPS), July 9 and 10, in Monterey, CA, (booth No. 1000) along with attractive, fresh packaging for the AvoTerra brand.

Little Leaf Farms has expanded with a new campus in Tennessee. The new site — Little Leaf Farms' third overall — will dramatically expand the brand's production footprint and reinforce its leadership in the fast-growing controlled environment agriculture category.

CMI Orchards and Royal Family Farming  marked a major milestone on June 30 with the official groundbreaking of The Soil Center, a pioneering agricultural sustainability operation that will transform farm and orchard waste into carbon-rich soil amendments. The event celebrated the beginning of a bold new chapter in regenerative farming and sustainability innovation.

Big Y’s Local Vendor Discovery Tour is now under way for its upcoming supermarket in Westborough, MA, and the retailer is seeking farmers, vendors and artisans. This online initiative gives Big Y’s sales teams the opportunity to explore and connect with local offerings that could be featured in-store.

Western Growers has named Bryan Nickerson director of membership. In this role he leads the development and execution of initiatives designed to grow and retain the organization’s membership, including programs aimed at enhancing member engagement and expanding utilization of WG’s broad portfolio of services and resources.