Mission Produce’s CEO, Steve Barnard, Shares Vision for the Mango Category: ‘Mangos are the Next Avocado’
“Mission Produce was in the right place at the right time for avocados. And now, we’re on the cusp of the next big thing in produce– mangos.” …
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Braga Fresh’s Colby Pereira Named Ag Woman of the Year
The winner of the award demonstrates a significant contribution to agriculture, is a leader in the community and is a “Ag-Vocate” for agriculture, according to the organization. Ag Against Hunger, a program of the Grower-Shipper Foundation, honored Pereira at its annual Agricultural Woman of the Year Recognition Luncheon. …
Carolina Handling Celebrates Anniversary With 58 For 58 Giveaway
About 8 million pounds of food was collected and delivered to feeding organizations in 2023, according to Move for Hunger, with food banks in need of pallet jacks, lift trucks and other material handling equipment to move non-perishables and fresh produce. …
USDA Announces Appointments to the Peanut Standards Board
The 18-member board is comprised of nine producers and nine industry members from peanut production areas in the Southeast, Southwest, and Virginia/Carolina regions of the United States. …
Farmworker Awareness Week Continues to Grow Audience
Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, wrapped up its fifth year of promoting Farmworker Awareness Week. Publicity and social engagement throughout the agricultural industry involved politicians, government agencies, schools and businesses. …