Industry Asked to Help Shape CA Packaging, Plastic Pollution Law

May 30, 2023 State of California

As California builds the rules to ensure that much of the state’s packaging is either cut or recycled, packaging producers, environmental groups and other interested parties can provide input to help design Senate Bill 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022) regulations.

NJDA Hosts Annual BBQ at Demarest Farm, Eastern Produce Council/Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship Awarded

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture hosted the Eastern Produce Council’s Annual BBQ at Demarest Farm in Hillsdale, NJ, on Tuesday, May 23rd. EPC President, Marianne Santo, on behalf of the Nolan Family Foundation and Theresa Nolan, announced the winner of this year’s $5,000 EPC/Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship, Maren Burns, daughter of EPC member Brendan Burns of Bolthouse Farms. 

DiSilva Fruit Expects Strong Imported Summer Citrus Season

May 30, 2023 DiSilva Fruit

Imported citrus from DiSilva Fruit is ready to refresh on hot summer days! The summer citrus season runs from June through October. Offerings will include Navels from South Africa and Chile, Mandarins from Peru, Uruguay, South African and Chile, and Lemons from Argentina, Chile, and Mexico.

Celebrate California Avocado Month in June With Chef Brooke Williamson

The California Avocado Commission invites avocado lovers to celebrate California Avocado Month this June. Grown in the Golden State from San Diego to Monterey by about 3,000 growers, California avocado season generally runs from spring through summer, making June a perfect time to explore every delicious opportunity to sink your teeth into them.

SeaChoice: Major Grocers Flunk on Farmed Salmon Sustainability

May 26, 2023 SeaChoice 

Open-net pen farmed salmon remains the Achilles heel for Canadian grocers’ sustainable seafood commitments. Nearly all received failing scores for their lack of progress to remove farmed salmon from their stores or take actions to improve their sourcing, according to SeaChoice’s latest Seafood Progress report.