Chipotle Mexican Grill will give back to California farmers by donating $1 to the Farmer-Veteran Coalition (up to $50,000) for every side of guacamole purchased at California restaurants during Farmers' Market Week, which is Aug. 5-12. The promotion celebrates the California farmers who make it possible for Chipotle to serve delicious, handmade guacamole every day, in each of their restaurants.

In August 2002, after many years of cultivation, Potandon Produce LLC introduced its Klondike Rose potato to the U.S. retail community. The Klondike Rose was the first of many new varieties of fresh potatoes that would soon follow.

Potandon Produce is pleased to be celebrating the milestone 10th birthday of this unique potato, known for its bold and buttery flavor.

Kingsburg, CA - Harvest of Crunchy Gold apple pears began the week of July 23 at Kingsburg Orchards in California's San Joaquin Valley. It is a new variety to the United States, planted just seven years ago only in Kingsburg.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House was scheduled Aug. 1 to debate a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill but the House Republican leadership pulled the legislation off the calendar July 31, raising new questions about the future of the 2012 farm bill.

House leaders decided against the one-year extension after many commodity groups said they opposed the stop-gap measure and it became clear July 31 there were not enough votes to pass it.

Pasadena, CA-based Sun Pacific Marketing announced the hiring of JEAN ASHBY as director of marketing and category management on July 5.

Hronis, Inc. has seen a lot of positive change for this year’s table grape season, according to Pete Hronis, vice president of sales and marketing.

“We’re experiencing a terrific growing season, we’ve made many modifications to our facility and our packaging has expanded to fulfill more customer requests. We have also added more family to the company staff, have updated our website, and are now fully PTI compliant,” he said in a press release exclusive to The Produce News.