Football season is right around the corner, and no gameday celebration is complete without guac. That's why Avocados From Mexico has partnered with the College Football Playoff to become the official avocado of the CFP, making it the first produce brand to ever join forces with college football's pinnacle national championship event.

The New England Produce Council Inc. is excited to introduce its new logo.

The council has been on a quest to grow the organization and expand its influence in order to help more individuals and families in New England discover the joy and health benefits of eating nutritious fruits and vegetables.

Archaeologists have found evidence of avocado consumption going back nearly 10,000 years in central Mexico, while researchers believe that humans began cultivating the fruit about 5,000 years ago. There’s also much proof that the Mesoamerican tribes like the Inca in Peru and the Olmec and the Maya in Mexico grew domesticated avocado trees.

Uneven weather during the growing season has presented some challenges for Colorado potato growers this year. Despite those speedbumps, spuds from the Centennial State should be in good supply with good quality.

“We had some cool weather early in the season, and then we had a very hot and dry July,” Jim Ehrlich, executive director of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, told The Produce News Aug. 16. “We had multiple days over 90 degrees, which is unusual here in Colorado, but our growers did a good job of keeping up with watering.”

Alexandra Farms, the world’s largest grower of fresh-cut garden roses, proudly announces the latest addition to our collections: Hettie (AUSCP17117), a vibrantly colored variety bred by the renowned David Austin Roses in England.

The Organics Unlimited GROW Fund has selected Carmen Leticia Hidalgo Mujica as the first recipient of the Carlos Cortes Scholarship. This $15,000 scholarship honors the work and memory of organic banana pioneer Carlos Cortes Sr. and is awarded to an individual whose journey embodies the values of commitment to social responsibility, fair-trade and sustainability while championing innovation in the food industry.