On your TV, in your email, on your favorite websites and social media, within your printed magazines, The Blend will reach more home cooks than ever this spring and summer thanks to a multifaceted marketing partnership the Mushroom Council has engaged in with Food Network.

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture and the Eastern Produce Council hosted a night at the driving range at Top Golf in Edison, NJ, on April 27. The event marked the 50th year of the SCDA and EPC relationship. Prior to tee off, Hugh Weathers, the SCDA commissioner, promoted its Grown in SC branding and the crops the state offers, which include peaches, watermelon and specialty crops.

Masiar Tayebi has joined SpartanNash as the company's executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Tayebi has more than 20 years of experience connecting strategy, technology and innovation to drive growth and transformational change.

Participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children may soon see a temporary increase to their benefits for the purchase of fruits and vegetables. With $490 million provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, USDA has offered states, tribal nations and territories the option of boosting the cash-value voucher benefit by more than three times the current amount for up to four months to provide additional relief during this difficult time.

Marking a year of striving forward and strengthening synergies since Oppy acquired a 65 percent stake in Eco Farms last spring, the duo is now bringing California avocados — branded in the new Eco Farms label — to the market, celebrating the unification of the two companies.

Over a quarter (27 percent) of consumers plan on doing most of their grocery shopping in-store once they are fully vaccinated, and over a third (38 percent) will be doing a combination of online and in-store shopping, according to findings from a new survey conducted by Inmar Intelligence, a data-driven, technology-enabled services company.