Officials at Nardelli’s Lake View Farms are hopeful and very excited about the upcoming fall season.

In fact, according to Bill Nardelli Sr., the patriarch of the family and president of the Cedarville, NJ-based farming operation, the business should produce a solid crop this fall, with all signs pointing to healthy harvests from a wide range of fruits and vegetables.

Wakefern Food Corp. is hosting a supplier summit this fall to find the best new foods and products for its supermarket banners. Interested suppliers and vendors should be based in markets where Wakefern banners operate, and the application process for Wakefern’s Total Store Local Supplier Summit kicked off this week.

As one of the leading produce auctions in the Eastern United States, the success of the Vineland Cooperative Produce Auction is crucial for New Jersey and the agricultural industry across the Northeast region.

Northern California-based direct distributor Quebec Distributing Co. has named Butch Hill as its new general manager. Hill started in the produce industry in the Golden Gate Produce Terminal in South San Francisco when he was 16 years old and has spent the past 35 years developing his career with several different wholesalers and distributors.

As a leading name in organic farming in North Carolina, All American Produce Co. LLC is gearing up for a fruitful fall season across its 1,200-acre farm. With a balanced mix of 600 acres dedicated to both organic and conventional broccoli — its largest fall crop — and another 600 acres devoted to a variety of other essential produce, the farm is on track for a promising harvest.

The results from a new research study, “​​Perceptions of Environmentalism and the Use of Sustainable Floral Design Practices within the Floral Industry,” is now released for floral businesses to utilize as they explore sustainable practices. The study was facilitated by Floral Marketing Fund, in partnership with researchers at Mississippi State University and Texas State University.