California Table Grape Commission Adds New Marketing Director

Maria Montalvo is the new marketing director of retail and foodservice promotion for the California Table Grape Commission. Montalvo’s responsibilities include leading the in-store promotion initiatives and communication strategies needed to help move California table grapes through the U.S. and Canadian markets.

New Advertising Campaign Will Have the Fyffes Name on Everyone’s Lips

October 7, 2019 Fyffes

Fyffes, one of the largest tropical produce importers and distributors, is launching a new advertising campaign that will have Fyffes on everyone’s lips. The campaign, launching in North America, takes aim at showing how easy and simple it is to pronounce Fyffes with a 30-second video and an attention-grabbing visual.

USDA Announces Dates for the Vidalia Onion Continuance Referendum

October 7, 2019 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a referendum Oct. 7–28, 2019, for Vidalia onion growers to vote on whether to continue their federal marketing order. Growers who produced Vidalia onions in Georgia from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2018, are eligible to vote. Notice of the referendum was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 27, 2019.

Bay City Flower Co. Shutting Down, Says it Can’t Operate in ‘Costliest Place in the Nation’

“It has become increasingly difficult to run a flower farm and compete nationally while operating in the costliest place in the nation,” Bay City Flower’s CEO Harrison Higaki said in a statement.

Jolt Dianthus Adds a Spark to Landscapes This Fall

The LSU AgCenter has selected Jolt dianthus (Dianthus barbatus interspecific) as a 2019 fall Louisiana Super Plant. This cool-season bedding plant is great for full sun to partial sun exposure.