Consalo Family Farms focuses on the best in blueberries
When it comes to blueberries, the consumer wants everything: Great taste, excellent quality and just about anything else that might create a better eating experience.
Floriexpo 2025: Where the floral industry blooms together
Floriexpo 2025 brought together floral professionals from across the supply chain June 4-6 for three vibrant days of connection, education and innovation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. With a robust schedule of trend-forward sessions, hands-on product discovery and curated networking events, the show provided attendees with fresh insights into consumer behavior, design inspiration and business strategy.
Jersey Fresh blues: Grown right in the Garden State
New Jersey blueberry growers benefited from the perfect conditions needed during the winter and spring to harvest a full crop of the bigger, better, more flavorful berries your customers crave all year long. Your customers know Jersey Fresh blueberries will provide the flavor and size they desire, and we are happy to report that Jersey Fresh blueberries will be ready for your shelves starting early June into August. Jersey Fresh blueberries provide excellent marketing opportunities for retailers each summer.
Market Minute: Promote sweet corn and Vidalia onions together
When does summer really start? Some people say it begins when the school year ends and runs until the Labor Day holiday. Scientists tell us that the meteorological summer season starts June 1, lasts for three months and ends on Sept. 1. But to set the record straight in astronomical terms, summer actually starts on either June 20 or the 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and Dec. 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere.
Near-optimal conditions help Eastern Shore potatoes, green beans and sweet corn along
As harvest nears for growers on the Eastern Shore of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, they’re optimistic on yields following beneficial weather conditions as crops matured.
For many Eastern Shore growers, it was a stark change from last season.
Now’s the time to go big on mango merch
Summer is one of those golden windows for retailers and mangos. With vibrant color, juicy flavor and sky-high consumer appeal, mangos are built for seasonal success.
With that in mind, the National Mango Board is helping retailers turn that natural buzz into serious results.
Oregon Blueberry cultivates the future of blueberry genetics
As global blueberry markets expand and consumer preferences evolve, Oregon Blueberry is stepping into a leadership role with a genetics program deeply rooted in its legacy as a grower-led operation. With more than five decades of experience in commercial production, the company’s breeding strategy is as much about practical solutions as it is about next-generation science.
In the Trenches: Summer selling is the national pastime for produce
With summer in full swing, people love to travel, go camping, grill and watch our national pastime — baseball.
Many of us have a national pastime in the produce industry. We’re up early, first on the market and first in the stores. Like ball players, produce people eat, sleep, walk and talk produce.
Pennsylvania governor sues USDA for ending food purchasing program
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for unlawfully terminating Pennsylvania’s Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program agreement — a $13 million commitment that directly supports 189 Pennsylvania farms and supplies 14 food banks with fresh, locally grown food.
Cambridge Farms’ partnerships with growers run deep
Cambridge Farms has close ties to eastern potato growers from Elizabeth City, NC, leading into the DelMarVa Peninsula’s Eastern Shore crop, finishing the with Dover, DE, reds, yellows and whites.