Employees working on a packingline at Kern Ridge Growers LLC.

Interest from customers has caused Arvin, CA-based Kern Ridge Growers LLC to invest in a new shredder and add two shred packs

Nick Sanchez

Bland Distribution Services broke ground for its Donna, TX, cross-dock facility in the Rio Grande Valle

Richard and Laura Ruiz of Ruiz Sales in Edinburg, TX.

The challenges associated with producing and distributing safe food must be shared

Mark Munger

The tomato business has changed significantly over the last decade, and for Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, the chang

Starting March 15, nearly two-thirds of U.S. agricultural exports to South Korea will become duty-free under the bilateral free trade agreement agreed to last October.

President Obama signed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama last year. Over the President's Day weekend, officials from the United States and South Korea officials met in Seattle and reviewed each other's laws and regulations to clear the way for the agreement to begin, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in a statement.

Family Tree Farms, based in Reedley, CA, announced the recent addition of Brenton Helm and Ryan Howard to its sales team. They join Don Goforth, Doug LaCroix and Doug Ensz.