The historic advances recently achieved by the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture on the Systems Approach with the United States will allow Chile to export table grapes without fumigation to the northern nation. The context of this achievement along with climatic, logistical and market challenges in the global grape industry will be discussed at the Global Grape Convention 2024, on Thursday, Aug. 8 at the Monticello Casino Events Center.

Sherry Frey, vice president of total wellness at NielsenIQ, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Organic Produce Summit. She will explore the impact of shifting consumer demographics, demands on organic produce and how the industry can continue to identify new marketing opportunities.

As the demand for home gardening and floral arrangements continues to flourish, Syngenta Flowers unveiled its latest concept: Home Garden Bouquets. This pioneering retail concept offers a meticulously curated selection of plants tailored to enrich the home picking garden experience.

The heat is here, and the temperature has been turned up high. After all, this is July, and it does get hot during summer days. However, the heat is expected to be very intense and possibly reach record-setting temperatures, especially out in the West. This can threaten certain crops and cause heat stress on lettuce, broccoli, spinach and leafy vegetables.

BFC Software Inc. a leading provider of warehouse management software for food distribution, acquired Herlitz Inventory Management, a leading provider of demand forecasting and replenishment software. The two companies will combine to form a comprehensive, purpose-built operations platform for food distributors in North America and beyond.

Production of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries has been hit by intense heat, causing supply and quality issues.

Salinas and Watsonville are past their peak harvest time frame for strawberries as of two weeks ago. We will continue to see a slow and steady decline in production moving into the end of July through September. We will see some softer fruit with increased bruising.