Sun Pacific Marketing, a grower and marketer of California citrus, table grapes and tomatoes, and a leading North American grower of kiwifruit, has named industry veteran Bob DiPiazza as president.

Kevin Leap

Dulcinea Farms LLC in Ladera Ranch, CA, a subsidiary of Syngenta Seeds Inc.

Jesus (Chuy) Lopez Jr.

The year 2011 was not a good year for many watermelon growers because of low market pric

Brent Harrison

Al Harrison Co.

Sustainability will be the theme for Hortiflorexpo China, to be held April 11-14 in the Beijing Exhibition Center. More than 330 exhibitors from 18 nations and more than 12,000 visitors are expected, according to a news release from the China Flower Association, which organizes the annual show.

LoBue Citrus announced that its Heritage Reserve Navel oranges, a flavor-driven, limited-run Navel program, will begin shipping Feb. 22.