United Fresh Announces Return to In-Person Washington Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the produce industry will join together to make their voices heard at the 2021 Annual Washington Conference taking place September 20-22 in person at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC.

Kamiakin High School Sophomore Takes Top Prize in WAEF Art Contest

Kamiakin High School sophomore Margot Massey is the Grand Prize winner in the 26th Annual Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) Year of the Apple Art Contest sponsored by Corteva Agriscience. Massey received a check in the amount of $1,000 for her efforts and will see her artwork published on the 2022 Corteva Agriscience calendar poster.

Sales of Fingerlings, Gourmet Varietal Potatoes Continue to Climb

June 15, 2021 MountainKing Potatoes

As shoppers stock up for the summer grilling season, new national sales data indicates sales of fingerlings and smaller-sized gourmet varietal potatoes, both popular for backyard cookouts, remain on a solid, upward ascent.

FPFC Apprentices Participate in Industry Leadership Panel and Virtually Tour Raley’s Supermarkets and Duda Farm Fresh Foods

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council (FPFC) Apprentice Program continued its year of educational programming with a series of panels and virtual tours, aimed at broadening the class’ scope of the industry.

Sweetgreen Co-Founders Confirmed as Keynote Presenters at Organic Produce Summit 2021

June 15, 2021 Organic Produce Summit

Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman, co-founders and co-CEOs of nationally acclaimed fast causal restaurant chain sweetgreen, have been confirmed as the first of two keynote presenters at the fifth annual Organic Produce Summit (OPS), this September in Monterey, CA.