Orri Jaffa Mandarins Heading to North America

The Jaffa Orri is a mandarin developed by scientists at the Israeli Volcani Research Center. This easy-to-peel mandarin retains an excellent, fresh, sweet flavor with a fleshy texture, and mouthful juiciness, while bearing virtually no seeds. It also carries a particularly long shelf life and appears later in the season compared to other easy peelers – from January into May.

EverCrisp is Named the H-E-B January Apple-of-the-Month

The MAIA-1 apple variety, marketed as EverCrisp, combines the best features of its parent varieties, Honeycrisp and Fuji. This sweet, juicy and firm apple – now in its second season selling at grocery stores – has been an instant hit among apple lovers. It maintains its crunch and sweet flavor like no other, holding its taste and firmness for months.

Applewood Fresh Growers Announces Company Launch

January 9, 2019 Applewood Fresh Growers LLC

“Our work is about more than just sales or profit,” said Scott Swindeman, owner at Applewood Fresh and fourth-generation grower and partner at Applewood Orchards. “We take pride in serving as a reliable partner to our growers and customers, providing access to healthy, great-tasting fruit to people across the country and cultivating strong industry relationships along the way.”

Javier Gonzalez Ebra Joins Brooks Tropicals

January 9, 2019 Brooks Tropicals

Brooks Tropicals is proud to welcome Javier Gonzalez Ebra to the team as Sales Manager. Javier joins Brooks after a two decade career in the produce business working with Del Monte, Frontera, and Freedom Fresh.

Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Cod Could be Extinct by Mid-Century: Report

January 8, 2019 Paul Withers · CBC News

The paper, published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, says the death rate now stands at 50 per cent for adult Gulf cod five years and older.