Vertically integrated grower-shipper Divine Flavor, based in Nogales, AZ, is gearing up for an important time of the year for its Mexican veg programs.

For the company that sources all year round, Sinaloa and Sonora serve as the brand’s breadbasket to grow and sell its core fruits and vegetables to North American markets when it’s needed most.

A strong high-pressure system out West will warm up the California and southwestern desert regions over the next couple weeks. Record high temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s are possible in the desert growing regions as the system remains stationary over the West Coast.

GrubMarket has acquired Bay Cities Produce, a foodservice distributor based in San Leandro, CA. This acquisition marks a major milestone in expanding the company's footprint in the Northern California foodservice industry.

Two longtime members of the Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion industry were honored on Feb. 4 at the annual Idaho-Malheur County Onion Growers Association Meeting held at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario, OR.

Kay Riley, former owner-partner and general manager of Snake River Produce in Ontario, and Mike Thornton,  University of Idaho professor of plant science on the research team at the Parma Research and Extension Center, were inducted into the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee Hall of Fame at a presentation during the luncheon.

Edible Garden AG Inc. a leader in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), locally grown, organic and sustainable produce and products, announced the full-scale rollout of its curb-side recyclable pot across its retail distribution network.

Indoor Ag-Con and Sollum Technologies named the recipients of the inaugural Sollum Student Scholarship to Indoor Ag-Con: Erica Hernandez and Brandan Shur. These two PhD students, both conducting research in controlled environment agriculture, will receive an all-expense-paid opportunity to attend the March 11-12 edition of Indoor Ag-Con at the Westgate Las Vegas.