EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — The Eastern Produce Council held its annual Tailgate Dinner Sept. 19, here, at MetLife Stadium, home to the Giants and Jets of the National Football League.

Attendees had the opportunity to tour the stadium, including the field and press box, before festivities kicked off with a cocktail hour and dinner, followed by an inspirational talk by former New York Giants Linebacker Mark Herzlich.

As a regional provider of fresh potatoes and vegetables up and down the East Coast, Bushwick Commission is committed to supporting the communities where it does business, and it recently wrapped a locally grown promotion in Virginia and completed a donation to the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.

Members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement will adopt Western Growers' proprietary GreenLink data sharing platform to collect and analyze food safety data.

This landmark movement toward industry cohesion means that the leafy green industry will advance collective learning by utilizing a standardized data collection approach. Developed by the Western Growers Science team in collaboration with Western Growers member companies, GreenLink provides a digital, secure and confidential online platform that enables users to share food safety data.

New York City is enticing, captivating, and oh so alive with art, entertainment, culture and commerce. It is the center of the world for business, and floral industry companies again have an opportunity to show what’s blooming at the New York Produce Show and Conference, Dec. 6, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

With a history that dates back more than a century, the Idaho apple industry plays an important role in providing fruit to consumers throughout the country, and this year there are high hopes for another successful season.

The apple-growing region of Idaho occupies a relatively small area in the southwestern portion of the state, nestled in a valley between the Snake and Payette rivers. This region is especially well-suited for growing high-quality apples, owing to the volcanic soil, abundant water supply and microclimate.

It was anything but the dog days of August for the grocery industry. Buoyed by the back-to-school season, the online grocery market grew 8.7 percent compared to last year, generating $9.3 billion in sales for August 2023, according to the latest monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Pickup and Ship-to-Home were strong, while Delivery experienced a slowdown in order volume. Mass continued to attract many more customers than Supermarkets.