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Webinar coming on USDA’s Buy Fresh program from United Fresh
Join Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) and United Fresh for a webinar to further discuss details around the Coronavirus Food Assistance (CFAP) Purc... continue reading »
Latest COVID-19 updates from Produce Marketing Association’s Max Teplitski
Produce Market Association (PMA) Chief Science Officer Max Teplitski released the following COVID-19 updates on April 21: [caption id="attachment_1... continue reading »
US to expand Japanese sand pear importation allowance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing importation of fresh sand pears from all pref... continue reading »
Church Brothers promote from within to fill COO, VP of sales positions
Church Brothers Farms recently promoted two employees. Jeff Church is now chief operations officer and Rick Russo joins the executive team as senior v... continue reading »
California grower buries lettuce in lieu of foodservice market woes
There should be tractors rumbling across Jack Vessey’s ranch, pulling wagons full of fresh-cut romaine lettuce to be packed and shipped to restauran... continue reading »
Ocean Mist running Gold Standard promotion for artichokes
Ocean Mist Farms has announced the launch of its annual spring promotion elevating the health and nutrition of their famous Gold Standard artichokes. ... continue reading »
USDA urged to aid specialty crop supply chain by Congress, produce industry
On April 7, Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-California), Fred Upton (R-Michigan), Jim Costa (D-California) and Doug LaMalfa (R-California) led 108 member... continue reading »
Latest COVID-19-related updates from the Produce Marketing Association
Produce Marketing Association Chief Science Officer Max Teplitski issued the follow coronavirus-related (Covid-19) updates on April 7 to assist member... continue reading »
Lamb Weston sales ‘uneven’ during third quarter, partly due to COVID-19 in Asia
Lamb Weston Holdings (NYSE: LW) has announced its fiscal third quarter 2020 results. [caption id="attachment_11709" align="alignright" width="300"]... continue reading »
Amid coronavirus cancellations, United Fresh takes its trade show online
Instead of canceling its annual trade show and convention, like so many associations have done recently, the United Fresh Produce Association got crea... continue reading »
