Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers announced the appointment of Evan Smith as its sustainable infrastructure development lead, effective immediately.

Santa’s just like the rest of us: Sometimes he checks his list twice and finds one more gift to buy with not much time to spare. Target Corp. is ready to help, offering convenient shopping options, on-trend gifts and deals designed to make holiday prep feel more like a sleigh ride — minus the parking struggle.

To guide guests through the final stretch, Target tapped one of its most spirited store team members — Kris K. from Target — to share how the retailer is helping shoppers finish strong.

After decades of serving the floral industry through long-standing partnerships, Channel Islands Flowers has stepped forward as an independent, direct California floral shipper, offering customers the ability to source flowers directly from the farm.

Based in Oxnard, Channel Islands Flowers operates a 90-acre growing operation supported by deep industry experience. While the farm has long been a trusted supplier of high-quality flowers, the transition marks a new chapter focused on establishing its own identity and expanding direct relationships across the floral supply chain.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and for failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the businesses’ principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without USDA approval.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:

For more than 90 years, Meijer has supported local communities, including through in-store holiday shopping events. In the last 10 years, the company hosted more than 1,750 events, partnered with more than 560 organizations and impacted more than 5,200 families. This year more than $970,000 was invested in its holiday shopping partnership events.

Seeded Produce, a Nogales, AZ-based distributor of Mexican produce items, has opened an office in the Los Angeles area and is expanding its product line to include items from Asia and Central and South America that it previously did not offer.