Jensen Farms, the Holly, CO-based firm that was at the center of the Listeria outbreak tied to cantaloupes last year, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, May 25.

Numerous Colorado media outlets have reported that the court filings report $4.8 million in revenues in 2011; $2.1 million in current assets; $2.5 million in liabilities; and $1.6 million in payments outstanding from Frontera Produce, which was the major distributors of Jensen’s cantaloupes.

The Oppenheimer Group announced that DAVID WAZNY has joined its sales team, effective April 30.

D’Arrigo Bros. is growing in more ways than one.

Matthew D’Arrigo, vice president of D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of New York Inc., located at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Market, said the company has added several new staff members to its team this year.

In early May, The Nunes Co. began shipping green onions under its relatively new "Foxy Organic" label for the first time, bringing the number of items in its organic lineup up to double digits.

The 2012 farm bill could reach the U.S. Senate floor as early as June if Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has her way.

The produce industry will have to keep a close eye on developments in Capitol Hill next month as Sen. Stabenow says S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, may be scheduled for floor action as early as June 5.

Misionero Vegetables, based in Salinas, CA, and Seminis Vegetable Seeds teamed on the introduction of Frescada, a new U.S.-grown lettuce that is a cross between Iceberg and Romaine lettuce.