Post Archive

Bayer says it is "convinced that glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer", following a ruling on the world's first lawsuit to go to trial alleging the weedkiller is carcinogenic.

Peru has this season boosted mandarin exports to the U.S. and China by around a third year-on-year, despite total volumes rising by a much smaller margin.

"We have already seen massive price increases in the field," says Brent L. Scattini of Mission Produce.

"This is what should have happened last season, had there been no El Niño phenomenon."

Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling branded Baby Spinach with Tender Reds due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

PRESS RELEASE Bolzano, Italy – Interpoma, the only international trade show dedicated to apples, to be held at Fiera Bolzano from November 15 to 17, has enriched its program with a series of guided tours reserved for apple sector professionals and the press, to promote the advanced production methods used in Alto Adige and demonstrate […]

PRESS RELEASE Elgin, Minn. – Honeybear Brands has appointed the company’s first Pazazz-specific brand manager, following runaway sales success of the variety across North American retailers. Kristi Harris, a produce industry veteran, joins the company’s Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based marketing team, effective immediately. “Sales of Pazazz grew by around 300 percent in the 2017-2018 sales season,” […]

PRESS RELEASE Yakima, WA –As Superfresh Growers® transitions from cherries to new-crop pears and apples, sustainability and resource management is at the top of mind. In their most recent Orchard Update, Dave Gleason discusses the latest developments in their Central Washington orchards. The growing season has been excellent so far and our fruit has good […]

PRESS RELEASE SOLON, Ohio (August 9, 2018) Locus Agricultural Solutions™, LLC (Locus AG) is the driving force behind impressive increases in crop productivity resulting from using fresh, customized “probiotics” to improve crop vitality from the roots—leading to expanded regulatory approvals nationwide into more than 17 key agriculture States, including California. The company’s unique approach directs […]

T&G Global, whose proprietary apple varieties include Envy and Jazz, said its pipfruit business benefited from an earlier harvest and a shorter EU crop.