Stemilt is partnering with Day’s Century Growers, a family-owned pear grower and packer in British Columbia, to sublicense the new Hw624 pear, branded as Happi Pear, to offer locally grown Happi Pears to Canadian consumers. 

The Southeast Produce Council’s STEP-UPP Retail Class embarked on their spring tour last week, taking participants into the field and on plant tours to gain hands-on experience in how to partner with growers more effectively. STEP-UPP, which is an acronym for Southeast Training Education Program for Upcoming Produce Professionals, is SEPC’s flagship program giving retail and foodservice produce professionals a greater understanding of the industry through an emphasis on strategic orientation, personal leadership, and hands-on field experience. 

In the wake of cuts to federal food-safety programs, California leafy greens farmers are looking to assure consumers that mandatory, government-enforced food-safety practices are taking place on their farms every day.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement was featured in a segment of CBS Sunday Morning to demonstrate how California leafy greens farmers are proactively working to ensure the safety of their products.  

SAN DIEGO — Shipments of Mexican table grapes from Sonora will be up in 2025 over 2024, with volumes starting slowly during the early part of the season before picking up around June.

The much anticipated 1-800-Flowers.com Mother's Day 2025 Gift Ideas Look Book has arrived, unveiling a thoughtful array of Mother's Day gifts across the company’s family of brands – 1-800-Flowers.com, Harry & David, PersonalizationMall.com, Cheryl’s C

The American Floral Endowment has announced a memorial tribute to honor the life and contributions of Herman Meinders, a visionary entrepreneur, devoted philanthropist and esteemed leader in the floral industry. Herman died March 30, 2025, at the age of 87.