Westside Produce and Classic Fruit gear up for domestic melon season

With first picks out of Arizona expected in mid-May and new varieties on the table, the team said it is excited to begin the season. 

May 09 , 2024

Four Star Fruit acquires Columbine Vineyards’ Holiday® grape program

Under the terms of the acquisition, Four Star Fruit has exclusive rights to all brands, trademarks, and DNA associated with the Holiday® variety.

May 09 , 2024

Kissabel apple production in Southern Hemisphere growing

Australia is the first country in the region to have a sales season underway, which this year started in March and will continue until early June.

May 08 , 2024

Efficiency and profitability in cherry packhouses with Tomra Lucai Deep Learning Technology

LUCAi™’s user-friendly interface software makes it very easy for the customer’s operators to get the best sorting and grading performance from their processing line.

May 07 , 2024

Latin American Banana Associations call on European retailers over low pricing and promotions

Banana producers and exporters associations from Latin America call out European retailers for low price and promotions of bananas.

May 06 , 2024

Rabo AgriFinance names new Head of Rural Business Economics North America

Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of the global food and agriculture bank Rabobank, today announced John Steeves as its new Head of Rural Business Economics, North America.

May 06 , 2024

APHIS establishes and expands quarantined areas for citrus canker in Texas

Under the current citrus canker quarantine regulations, the interstate movement of citrus plants and plant parts, other than commercially packed and disinfected citrus fruit, remains prohibited.

May 06 , 2024

UN declares 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer

Women are responsible for roughly half of the world’s food production, and in many countries they produce between 60 and 80 percent of the food.

May 03 , 2024

APHIS Updates the Quarantined Areas for Sweet Orange Scab in California

May 03 , 2024

2024 Michigan asparagus season underway

Currently, volume is on track with thick and tender asparagus ready to take center stage on plates and in bowls nationwide.   

May 03 , 2024