The National Watermelon Promotion Board released its latest consumer research and marketing guide designed to arm retailers and producers with information to make fact-based strategic decisions and build awareness of the opportunities within the watermelon category.

ZAG Technical Services, an IT consulting firm, has started the year strong reinforcing its role as a trusted technology advisor, with three awards for dedication and contributions to agriculture in the technology space.

Earlier this week U.S. Customs & Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered approximately 2,900 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of carrots.

Officers encountered a 44-year-old man driving a commercial tractor trailer hauling a shipment manifested as carrots. The driver, a valid border crossing card holder, was referred for further examination by CBP officers along with the tractor, trailer, and shipment.

California-based grocer The Save Mart Cos. has partnered with Flashfood. The company's free app connects shoppers with fresh produce, meat and other high-quality groceries at up to 50 percent off, diverting food waste from landfills and offering great deals on groceries at the same time.

Vidalia onions are enormously popular among people who enjoy cooking with sweet onions, and the good news for those consumers is that the Vidalia onion season is just around the corner. That means the team at Cowart Farms is very busy.

Since its founding in 2008, Vidalia Sweet Produce has earned a reputation as an outstanding woman-owned farming corporation that specializes in growing, packing and shipping Vidalia sweet onions. The company also deals in watermelons and Vidalia sweet potatoes, as well as yellow, red and white onions.