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Experienced Tomato Grower, North America

Breeder - Xiamen, China

Senior Scientist, Plant Imaging - Brooklyn (NY) USA

Scientist, Plant Substrates and Nutrition - Brooklyn (NY) USA

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Head of Delivery and Support - Bristol, UK

Sales Manager (Fruit & Vegetable) - Erkelenz, Germany

Crop Inspector - San Jose (CA) USA

Assistant Grower - Snowflake (AZ) USA

Grower - Snowflake (AZ) USA

Pricing pressure from multinationals and retail continues

Organic banana supplies going up with the temperatures

As the spring weather warms up, banana supplies will slowly increase. “We’re on our way out of winter so while supplies are slim, we expect to see volume increase as…

USDA announcement on Chilean stone fruit needing fumigation won’t affect current season

USDA has announced a new import requirement for Chilean stone fruit after the European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) was detected during a pre-inspection in February. Cristian Ramila…

Florida citrus company adds 2,500-acre grove to portfolio

IMG Citrus, a family-owned, vertically integrated citrus grower, packer, and shipper in Vero Beach, FL, announced the acquisition of a large citrus grove in Charlotte County.…

Mango board accepting nominations for D3 importer

The National Mango Board (NMB) will open nominations for a board member seat serving through the end of 2022. The position open is for one (1) District 3…

John Rothenbueler retires

Kimberly Paxton-Hagner becomes board chair for Kwik Lok

Kimberly Paxton-Hagner, co-owner of Kwik Lok Corporation based in Yakima, Washington has been elected to the role of Board Chair for the company. Kwik Lok is a…

Chiquita introduces carbon reduction program

Chiquita has launched “30BY30,” a program to reduce carbon emissions in its operations by 30 percent by the end of 2030. This initiative has been submitted to the SBTi…

New clamshell retail pack for premium lettuce

Church Brothers Farms developed a new clamshell for its Little Gem lettuce that protects and showcases the premium variety at retail. The new patent-pending four-count…

California packer named Business of the Year by local Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Club of Mid-Central Coast serves the children and youth of the Central Coast every day. When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in California, the Santa Maria…

Grower unveils new design for Vidalia onion packaging

G&R Farms has redesigned its Vidalia onion bag, box and bin packaging in keeping with the company’s new brand image. The consumer-friendly design includes new photography…

PMA/CGT add Diversity & Inclusion series and courses

Center for Growing Talent (CGT) by PMA has announced the first two initiatives to come after a task force convened to determine how the industry could advance…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

New slice and dice option available for the Piñabar machine

While some fruits are ready-to-eat or easily peeled and popped into your mouth, other fruits require a bit more effort. That is why Piñabar developed their signature product:…

Special South Africa

Val Harker - Farm Costing Solutions

“We measure the productivity of each worker; we also calculate how much to pay each worker through our payroll"

It is well understood in the fresh produce sector that technology can make everyday production easier. Labour costs typically account for +-60% of total costs on a fruit and…

Retail

Amazon illegally fired employees critical of work conditions, labor board finds

Online grocery shopping quadruples since 2017

Kroger CEO says no one has the ‘data and insights’ that it has Kroger is coming off a record year. The grocer grew its same-store sales, excluding fuel, by 14.1 percent last…

Alpine Fresh welcomes new VP of sales

Alpine Fresh, Miami-based grower, shipper and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables, welcomes industry veteran Chris Elmer to its team as vice-president of…

USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Arizona and Maryland businesses

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Los Fuertes Produce LLC, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $37,322 issued under the Perishable…

Washington state apple exports down in 2020-21

According to Washington state apple industry officials, the fruit's exports have dropped substantially in comparison with the number from recent years. The…

'Too much sunshine in the Sunshine State'

Tweaking sunshine for better citrus health and yield

It may surprise you to learn that citrus trees can get too much sunshine in the Sunshine State. Manipulating the light environment around a plant can have…

Adams County, Pennsylvania

Fruit growers hope last week’s cold snap spares their apricots and plums

Fruit farmers from Adams County are hoping for the best after temperatures dipped into the 20s last week. The cold creates problems for early-blossoming trees…

World Apple and Pear Association elects its new presidency team during Annual General Meeting

The World Apple and Pear Association held its Annual General Meeting online on 31 March 2021. Key global apple and pear producing and exporting countries from…

Sumo orange from Japan is trending in US

Fruit farming in Japan is still a labor-intensive process, which leads to high prices. However, there are now a number of native Japanese fruit varieties being…

USDA

2020 United States Agricultural Export Yearbook

Canada remained top US export market, accounting for 49 percent of total

The 2020 US Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of US agricultural commodity exports to the world and the United States’ primary trading partners. In…

Cobus von Wielligh, Miaan Kramer & Iwan Labuschagne - Provar

Culteva™ platform allows fruit evaluators and breeders ease of data collection & report-creation

Provar, South Africa's independent new variety evaluation company, developed an inhouse evaluation data collection and reporting platform, called Culteva, for their own use.…

Production and sales value this season both increased

Posy apples from New Zealand flying off shelves in China

In March, Posy apples from New Zealand made appearances in various Chinese cities including Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Chengdu. A promotional campaign themed “Sweet and…

Export still ongoing to European markets

“Very strong demand on local market for Polish apples”

The Polish apple season is wrapping up, with the last apples being packed over the next two months. It’s too late in the season for export to far destinations, but the demand…

Apple scab resistance to several fungicides in Turkish orchards

Apple scab caused by Venturia inaequalis is one of the most economically important diseases of apple worldwide. Disease management is largely based on the…

Swing.bio producers and Ekölo association

France: Launch of a collaborative vegetable garden to reconnect children with nature

The Ekölo association, based in Bréal-sous-Monfort (near Rennes, in Ille-et-Villaine), and producers of the Swing.bio apple (Sarthe) are joining forces to…

Broad offer of machinery for the fruit and vegetable industry

If you are looking for fruit and vegetable processing machines, you are in luck! Industrial Auctions is organising two online auctions in Kapelle and Eindhoven (NL) which…

Abu Dhabi: Silal signs up 850 farms to supply fresh produce

Abu Dhabi's new fresh produce and agritech company Silal has signed agreements with more than 850 local farms to supply more than 30,000 tons of fresh produce…

Nuclear technology for agriculture and food

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have created a joint center in order to…

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