Month: August 2014

Stone fruit from Washington state, including juicy peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums and prunes are now available on store shelves nationwide while the season lasts, approximately through mid-September. Thanks to the early summer weather in Washington, stone fruit farmers are anticipating a slightly larger crop with some of the sweetest, juiciest fruits yet. The outstanding quality of another popular stone fruit grown in the region, sweet cherries, has already been helping growers sell the quickest and second-largest cherry crop on record. …

A number of Island potato growers and agricultural businesses alike are showing their love for Prince Edward Island Potatoes by displaying a number of round bales wrapped with signs promoting PEI Potatoes around the province this summer. …

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association President Mike Stuart has announced two important staff changes that will enhance FFVA's ability to provide expert knowledge and quality services to its members. …

TransFresh Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands, today announced that its flagship technology, Tectrol® Modified Atmosphere Packaging Systems, recognized worldwide for delivering an added level of protection to help ensure the quality and marketability of fresh strawberries, has now significantly modified the Tectrol System to help deliver more consistent supplies of fresh blueberries. …

A new Georgia law will reduce the risks farmers face in doing business with brokers. Georgia’s fruit, pecan and vegetable crops had a farm gate value of almost $1.5 billion in 2012 according to the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Unlike row crops that can be stored, there is a small window of opportunity for most of these specialty crops to be harvested, packed, shipped and bought by a consumer.

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