Homegrown Organic gears up for OPS 2025
With a full lineup of premium organic fruit that’s grown with care, Homegrown Organic Farms is set to make a strong impression at this year’s Organic Produce Summit. The company will be exhibiting at booth No.
Giorgi Mushroom acquires majority ownership in L.F. Lambert Spawn
Giorgi Mushroom Co., a subsidiary of The Giorgi Cos. Inc. announced its acquisition of majority equity ownership in L.F. Lambert Spawn Co., a company renowned for its decades-long expertise in spawn production and agricultural innovation.
This acquisition marks a strategic step forward for Giorgi Mushroom Co. in enhancing its capabilities while also providing supply chain security for its customers. By combining the resources and expertise of both companies, this partnership promises greater innovation, efficiency and growth opportunities.
Health is the hook: Leveraging the food as medicine movement in produce
In the grocery retail landscape, where shoppers are bombarded with choices, health is proving to be the ultimate differentiator. The rise of the food as medicine movement presents an incredible opportunity for produce departments to move from transactional spaces to transformative ones, places where shoppers can find both nourishment and knowledge.
2025 California table grape crop expected to top 2024 production
Table grape harvest in California’s San Joaquin Valley started the last week of June for some growers, and reports from the vineyards are positive.
The weather has been working in growers’ favor, said Ian LeMay, president and CEO of the California Table Grape Commission, Fresno, with some growers in the southern San Joaquin Valley harvesting in late June.
Avocados from Colombia debuts new brand
The Colombia Avocado Board announced the launch of the Avocados From Colombia brand in the United States.
The debut comes at a pivotal time for the industry as shipments of Colombian avocados to the U.S. have reached their highest volume to date with 85 million pounds in the first half of 2025 — more than double the previous mid-year record of 41 million pounds set in 2024.
Holt Logistics Corp. poised for future growth
The Delaware River port system is one of the busiest in the nation, as the region is a major receiving point for goods from around the globe. But it is incumbent on port operators to continually invest in infrastructure improvements to ensure efficiency for existing clients and to attract new business.
PhilaPort continues to invest to maintain status as East Coast port leader
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PRO*ACT Crop Update: Yields, quality to suffer from saturated fields
Tropical activity continues in the Eastern Pacific as Hurricane Flossie weakens and moves offshore near southern Baja over the next few days. Another system is likely to develop into a tropical depression near southwestern Mexico next week. Meanwhile in the Gulf of Mexico another tropical system is anticipated to form off the gulf coast of Florida over the weekend into early next.
Index Fresh updates website, packaging
Index Fresh has enhanced its supply chain strategy for delivering excellent customer service and growing sales with a new interactive website plus rebrand of its AvoTerra avocado label. The new website drop (indexfresh.com) will be unveiled in advance of the Organic Produce Summit (OPS), July 9 and 10, in Monterey, CA, (booth No. 1000) along with attractive, fresh packaging for the AvoTerra brand.
Little Leaf Farms expands with Tennessee production
Little Leaf Farms has expanded with a new campus in Tennessee. The new site — Little Leaf Farms' third overall — will dramatically expand the brand's production footprint and reinforce its leadership in the fast-growing controlled environment agriculture category.