2023-12-05
Ocean Mist Farms' Oxnard winter crop artichoke program is in full production — and the Coachella season is just beginning — providing excellent volumes to meet customer demand and keep consumers happy through the holiday season and into the new year.
2023-12-05
Goldenberry Farms has expanded its mixed-origin organic and conventional lime program, featuring expanded growing regions in Meta and Santander, Colombia.
The focus of this multi-origin program is sustainability and minimizing gaps that can occur from single-origin commodity items.
2023-12-05
The American Floral Endowment announced that it is awarding $63,990 in Educational Grants to 19 organizations in 2023-24.This funding will help these organizations host conferences, teach students and educators about the floral industry, offer programs such as greenhouse training and florist certification classes, promote sustainability practices and more.
2023-12-05
Setton Farms will be exhibiting at the New York Produce Show this year at booth No. 237, where members of its sales and marketing teams and its Northeast broker team will be sampling new products and discussing plans for 2024.
2023-12-05
Alex Holt has been appointed Ahold Delhaize's chief sustainability officer and a member of the executive committee of Ahold Delhaize, effective no later than June 1, 2024. Holt succeeds Jan Ernst de Groot, Ahold Delhaize’s chief legal officer and chief sustainability officer, who will retire May 31, 2024.
2023-12-05
The American Date Industry Export Trade Association is hosting USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Whitley will address the date industry and other specialty crop groups on the Regional Agricultural Product Promotion funding as well as other key initiatives the department is working on for export support.
2023-12-05
Family-owned Wada Farms, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of fresh potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes, is headed to the New York Produce Show where it will be showcasing its entire commodity and services portfolio.
“The New York Produce Show always is a fun and exciting venue to exhibit at for Wada Farms,” said Eric Beck, director of marketing for the Idaho Falls, ID-based company. “We look forward to having discussions with new and current customers on how we can best service the needs of a demanding and dynamic supply chain.”
2023-12-05
The crop shift from one farming area to another is in a conversion phase. This has caused a slightly lighter supply of some items that may last until the middle of January. However, there should be some steady items available to promote in ads right now.
2023-12-05
Mission Produce Inc. announced the rollout of the second part of its Discover the Mission Advantage campaign to highlight its diversified global sourcing strategy, starting at the New York Produce Show. Mission Produce holds long-standing relationships with top growers around the world, is vertically integrated in four premium growing origins, and implements precision farming to provide a year-round supply of high-quality avocados and mangos.
2023-12-04
FullTilt Marketing, a premier firm specializing in agriculture, fresh produce and specialty food industries, announced strategic enhancements to its team. The company is proud to welcome Olga Sacal as the new marketing and events specialist, and is celebrating the well-deserved promotion of Jen Velasquez to vice president of marketing.
