The start of a new year marks a moment of renewal and anticipation. Royal FloraHolland auctioneer Erik Boland offers a look at the fast-moving world of flowers and plants, where trends, opportunities and seasons continue to shift. He invites readers to take inspiration from what lies ahead and to keep growing together.

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Avocados From Mexico is rewriting the big game playbook with the launch of Prediction Pit, its boldest digital AI activation yet. This immersive AI experience lets fans step "inside the game," interacting directly with Guac Guru Rob Riggle to predict plays, games and outcomes and get custom recipe inspiration in real time — all while dipping into fresh, delicious guac.

Small citrus is going to be a challenge for the rest of this season, and it’s not likely to correct itself any time soon. The California Navel crop continues to skew heavily toward larger sizes, with production peaking on 56- and 72-count fruit. Small sizes, particularly 88-, 113- and 138-count, remain extremely limited and are expected to stay tight through the balance of the Navel season and into the transition to Valencias.

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc.’s PeachyBlue ZF08-029 blueberry variety has delivered outstanding retail results at Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide, driving a 6 percent increase in total blueberry category sales during the summer promotion and ranking among the top 1 percent in sales dollars compared to other niche and innovative items at Sprouts this year.

Titan Farms released its inaugural sustainability report. The report focuses on key achievements and continued commitments across climate impact reduction, land stewardship, workforce support and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers, the Center for Food Safety and other plaintiffs challenging U.S. Department of Agriculture rules under the Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Act. Natural Grocers led the lawsuit to uphold consumers' right to clear, accurate and easily accessible information about their food.

The decision overturns three major loopholes that plaintiffs argued would have kept consumers in the dark: