Val Verde Vegetable Co. is helping cauliflower make a comeback in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, and it is also adding other new products to its line, including green onions.

In the past, nearly 90 percent of all U.S. cauliflower production has come from California, with various other states growing only small seasonal tracts. Changes in varieties and increased transportation costs created an opportunity for Texas to re-enter the cauliflower market and work to assume a larger share of commercial volume. The same can be said for products like Romaine and green onions.

David Marguleas, California Table Grape Commission chairman, with Michael Bozick, who served on the commission the 1972.

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Sun Pacific Marketing, a grower and marketer of California citrus, table grapes and tomatoes, and a leading North American grower of kiwifruit, has named industry veteran Bob DiPiazza as president.

Kevin Leap

Dulcinea Farms LLC in Ladera Ranch, CA, a subsidiary of Syngenta Seeds Inc.

Jesus (Chuy) Lopez Jr.

The year 2011 was not a good year for many watermelon growers because of low market pric

Brent Harrison

Al Harrison Co.