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Reception Honoring Women in Produce to feature Jewell
Cindy Jewell, vice president of marketing at California Giant Berry Farms, will be the honoree and featured speaker at the Reception Honoring Women in... READ MORE »
Missed strawberries at Easter? Blame Mother Nature
Heavy California rains are blamed for a small shortage in the U.S. Strawberry supply over the Easter holiday. Local media in the United States such... READ MORE »
Nominees for United Fresh board, officers listed
United Fresh Immediate Past Chairman Tony Freytag, executive vice president, Crunch Pak, Cashmere, Washiington, has announced the slate of new officer... READ MORE »
$4.5 million grant funds disease-resistant strawberries
The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and Florida have received a $4.5 million g... READ MORE »
Nathan Dorn named United Fresh senior tech adviser
Nathan Dorn has joined United Fresh's team as senior technology adviser to help build its education and trade show technology platform, supporting the... READ MORE »
E-Verify contributes to labor shortages across the country
Congress hadn't passed mandatory E-Verify as of late October, but the threat that it might do so lingered over the country's fields and orchards for m... READ MORE »
USDA appoints ag advisory committee members
The USDA and U.S. Trade Representative’s Office have appointed 130 representatives to serve four-year terms on seven agricultural trade advisory com... READ MORE »
Field of Machines: Automation eases some tasks, but focus is on harvest
FRESNO, Calif. – As Congress prepares yet again to consider agriculture labor reform through the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, dozens of autonom... READ MORE »
Leaf lettuce leads the way in 2019 Monterey County Crop Report
Monterey County, California's top four most valuable crops remained unchanged from 2018 to 2019, led by leaf lettuce, which saw an increase of almost ... READ MORE »
Amid coronavirus outbreak, EWG releases disputed ‘Dirty Dozen’
The widely-disputed "Dirty Dozen" report from the Environmental Working Group was released March 25, amid the global coronavirus outbreak pandemic. ... READ MORE »
