Known as a year-round supplier of premium-quality fresh sweet corn, Prima Bella Produce has been shipping under the popular “GloriAnn” label for over a decade. Now, GloriAnn is also the name of the company.

Although the name has changed, everything else will remain the same: the company will have the same location and staff as well as the high-quality produce and service its customers have come to expect. The name change is the latest step in the company's continuing growth and development.

A recent hail storm in Washington will take a bite out of apple volume for Sage Fruit Co., headquartered in Yakima, WA. But the impact of storm damage will be tempered by increased apple production and tonnage this season.

A review article published Sept. 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine confirms that consuming organic foods reduces consumers' exposure to pesticide residues and to bacteria-resistant to antibiotics, but that the nutritional value between the two categories is not significant. The report spurred mainstream coverage in dozens of news venues that day.

In a press release issued the same day, the Organic Trade Association noted that pesticides are among the top reasons consumers cite for choosing to buy organic products.

RockTenn and DS Smith Plc announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance, executing a licensing agreement that gives RockTenn the exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute proprietary corrugated packaging designs and to distribute innovative packaging equipment in the United States.

BELOIT, WI — At Blooming of Beloit, the slogan might be, “Nature goes commercial.” Shlomo Danieli, the owner and founder of this specialty cut-flower farm in Beloit, WI, spent three years testing 60 varieties of flowers and plants in 100- to 300-item plantings. He chose those that nature did best, and planted them on a large scale, and now has 60,000 trees and plants.

Sarah Frey-Talley, chief executive officer of Frey Farms LLC, headquartered in Keenes, IL, founded the company 20 years ago — when she was 16. Today it farms approximately 12,000 acres in numerous locations, in addition to sourcing from growing partners.