Generations of New Jersey family farmers have been growing peaches dating back to the 1600s, and with more recent support from the Jersey Fresh promotional program for the past quarter-century, the New Jersey peach is proud to be the original locally grown peach.

SALINAS, CA -- The Relay for Life team at Tanimura & Antle pulled out all the stops this year and reached a longtime goal of hitting the $1 million contribution mark to the American Cancer Society.

The produce leader is celebrating its 12th year of participation in this community fundraising event, raising over $55,000 this year for a grand total of $1,037,300 that has been raised to date for the American Cancer Society.

WASHINGTON -- The produce industry on July 15 plans to fight back against an often quoted environmental group's "Dirty Dozen" list of the top pesticide- laced produce by releasing its own analysis of the group's handy shopping list.

The Alliance for Food & Farming, a non-profit group of farmers headquartered in Watsonville, CA, commissioned Exponent, a consulting firm, to analyze the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen" list.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door." What? Change the mousetrap? Change is good, but will a better trap catch more mice? Maybe it will and maybe it won't.

Colorado has a story to tell and product to sell when it comes to fresh produce.

Tim Larsen, senior international marketing specialist with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, said that the story is both old and impressive. "If you look at historical markers around Camp Hale, that was a spinach- producing area early on," he told The Produce News.

Ontario field produce growers have seen their crops planted and harvested a week to in some cases 10 days earlier than normal, and according to Brian Gilroy, chairman of the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Association, that makes this year's deal one for the history books.