The International Fresh Produce Association, through its Foundation for Fresh Produce, and partner Clemson University, will each receive $5 million to develop new packaging and labeling options.
- The French-fry giant closed its Connell processing plant on September 30, 2024, citing a supply and demand imbalance.
- Pear Bureau Northwest is anticipating a short crop from the states of Washington and Oregon. Exports will be affected to the top two destinations: Mexico and Canada.
- A joint venture has successfully built a vertically integrated blueberry-growing and marketing operation from scratch. This included building its own tissue culture laboratory to propagate plants and a complete nursery facility, finding suitable…
- Dennis Beesigamukama, a postdoctoral fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, is the 2024 recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application.