Del Monte Fresh Produce to Leave Galveston for Freeport

Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. is moving its importing operation from the Port of Galveston next year, joining longtime tenants Dole Fresh Fruit and Chiquita in making Port Freeport a bigger player in that market.

Bristol Bay Sees Strong Wild Sockeye Harvest to Follow Up Record-Breaking Year

The cumulative wild sockeye salmon harvest through the end of July in Bristol Bay, Alaska, currently sits at 38 million fish, surpassing the forecast of 37 million fish. As anticipated, this season’s strong returns make 2023 one of the top five harvest seasons of the past 20 years – quite a follow-up to last year’s all-time record-breaking harvest. Bristol Bay is known as “America’s Wild Sockeye Source,” and is home to the largest wild salmon run on the planet, producing half the world’s supply of wild sockeye.

The Technological Transformation of the Seafood Supply Chain

August 1, 2023 Michigan State University

Integrating technology into a supply chain can be a challenge, and the seafood industry is no exception with the advent of traceability technology that monitors the catch from water to plate.

Certified American Grown Proudly Presents A Spectacular Field to Vase Dinner at Harmony Harvest Farm

August 1, 2023 Certified American Grown

Certified American Grown, the leading advocate for the American flower and foliage farming industry, is thrilled to announce an exceptional Field to Vase Dinner to be hosted at Harmony Harvest Farm on August 12, 2023. This not-to-be-missed event will celebrate the beauty of locally grown flowers, spotlighting the remarkable work of featured farmer Jessica Hall and renowned floral designer TJ McGrath.

American Floral Endowment Memorial Tribute Established to Honor Sue Conyers

A memorial tribute honoring Sue Ann Conyers has been established through the American Floral Endowment (AFE) by Red and Katie Kennicott of Kennicott Brothers in Chicago, IL. Sue A. Conyers, 80, passed away on July 14, 2023 after a battle with brain cancer. Sue was a pioneer in the flower industry.