El Grupo Crespo is seeing a good start to the 2023 Mexican mango season, with excitement about a large, high-quality crop and a new item in its lineup: organic dried mangoes.

Nissa Pierson, who handles marketing for the company’s Crespo organic and RCF conventional mangoes, said favorable weather in southern Mexico is leading to optimism for this season’s crop.

After spending nearly a decade researching and developing the latest technology to grow crops at 350 times the yield of conventional field-grown greens, UP Vertical Farms has launched its inaugural facility in Pitt Meadows, BC, alongside its sales and marketing partner Oppy.

James J. Shanley, 61, of Morro Bay, California, died tragically in a swimming accident while on vacation in Costa Rica on Feb. 15.

Mr. Shanley was born on July 23, 1961 in Streator, IL, the son of John F. (Jack) Shanley and Patricia (Brennan) Shanley. He graduated from Rockford Boylan High School in 1979 and The University of Illinois-Champaign in 1983.

Superfresh Growers will expand its sweet cherry production by 30 percent this summer, thanks to the addition of a state-of-the-art packingline.

Above All Flowers, New Bloom Solutions, Details Flowers Software and Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association are bringing you brand new special episodes of The Bloom Show live at the 2023 Floral Distribution Conference on March 7. FDC is one of the largest floral conventions in North America.

As Bland Farms embarks on a voyage to the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure Show on March 2, they head to the Final Frontier with stars in their eyes. And one southern star, in particular, will be lighting up booth No. 1033. 

This year, one of the United States’ largest grower/packer/shipper of sweet onions will kick off its presence at the 2023 SEPC Southern Exposure Show with its new Southern Stars Promotion featuring country music star Billy Currington.