Month: July 2013

The Agricultural Marketing Service’s Fruit and Vegetable Program invites you to take part in a series of free, interactive webinars on our many programs and services. At each webinar, you’ll hear a presentation from a USDA expert on a specific topic, be introduced to our staff, and take part in an interactive question and answer session. …

Proof that the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree: U.S. soccer star and Rochester native Abby Wambach has signed on as celebrity ambassador for New York state apples. …

Testa Produce, which added two all-electric trucks to its delivery fleet earlier this year, is now adding 10 new trucks that run on clean-burning, low-cost domestic compressed natural gas (CNG). The new 24-foot refrigerated CNG trucks will replace existing biodiesel trucks in Testa’s fleet, helping the foodservice distribution industry’s green leader to lower its carbon footprint even more and to bring the company closer to its goal of zero dependence on foreign oil within five years. …

Frieda's introduces Organic Finger Limes grown in California in three different retail pack sizes. A much sought-after gourmet ingredient, these small specialty limes are now in season, and Frieda’s expects to have supplies through December. …

The Eastern Produce Council (EPC) and the New England Produce Council, Inc. (NEPC) jointly announce an educational conference featuring speakers from the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and United Fresh Produce Association (United). The program content was developed collaboratively between the Massachusetts based New England Produce Council, Inc. and New Jersey based Eastern Produce Council. …