Small citrus is going to be a challenge for the rest of this season, and it’s not likely to correct itself any time soon. The California Navel crop continues to skew heavily toward larger sizes, with production peaking on 56- and 72-count fruit. Small sizes, particularly 88-, 113- and 138-count, remain extremely limited and are expected to stay tight through the balance of the Navel season and into the transition to Valencias.

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc.’s PeachyBlue ZF08-029 blueberry variety has delivered outstanding retail results at Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide, driving a 6 percent increase in total blueberry category sales during the summer promotion and ranking among the top 1 percent in sales dollars compared to other niche and innovative items at Sprouts this year.

Titan Farms released its inaugural sustainability report. The report focuses on key achievements and continued commitments across climate impact reduction, land stewardship, workforce support and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers, the Center for Food Safety and other plaintiffs challenging U.S. Department of Agriculture rules under the Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Act. Natural Grocers led the lawsuit to uphold consumers' right to clear, accurate and easily accessible information about their food.

The decision overturns three major loopholes that plaintiffs argued would have kept consumers in the dark:

Spice World recently opened its expanded R&D kitchen at its company headquarters in Orlando, FL. Named for the company’s cofounder and matriarch, the Ann Caneza Culinary Innovation Center will provide a new space for collaboration and ideation focused on driving next-level innovation.

Bee Sweet Citrus is partnering with NBCUniversal for a new recruitment campaign. Now through April, two commercials will air on Telemundo in local Central Valley markets in California, highlighting generational leadership and management opportunities at Bee Sweet Citrus.