Monterey Mushrooms has promoted long-time teammate Mike Stephan to vice president of sales and business development. Stephan has supported the national sales team for nearly two decades. He will continue to be intimately involved in day-to-day business, but now he will have a concentrated focus on overall business strategy and opportunities that will drive the company’s long-term success.

Tracing fresh produce from the field or the packing plant through the entire supply chain with the simple scanning of a barcode saves money and time, and just as importantly, greatly reduces the risk of mis-shipments.

Weather — who would have guessed — is impacting produce prices again.  

Winter storm Hudson continues to bring much-needed water to California, albeit while causing some temporary havoc for growers and shippers across Central and North America. The storm is expected to continue east this week, bringing more wintery weather to North America.

For over a decade, Idaho potatoes have been the naming sponsor of America’s premier cold-weather bowl game, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. More than 2 million fans watched the Eastern Michigan Eagles defeat the San Jose Spartans live on ESPN. This was the Eagles' first post-season win in 30 years.

The International Fresh Produce Association took to Capitol Hill on Jan. 3 to welcome new members of Congress and current congressional friends of IFPA. Members of the government relations team visited both freshmen and returning members to begin and build the relationships essential to advancing the wide portfolio of issues critical to the fresh produce and floral supply chains.

Church Brothers Farms is expanding its retail value-added lineup with three new items: green beans, sugar snap peas and snow peas. All three products are washed, ready to enjoy and offered in 12-, eight- and six-ounce packs, respectively. The sugar snap peas are sweet and stringless.