Sales of Kanzi apples, particularly organic, continue to climb in the U.S. market.

A North Carolina agriculture asset management firm has purchased Yakima Valley, Washington-based apple companies Legacy Fruit Packers, Valley Fruit and Larson Fruit Co.

Working with your father can be complicated, but for Paul Mattie, it wasn’t.

Well-Pict Inc., is trying out two new proprietary strawberry varieties in Southern California.

Success Valley Produce LLC, Oxnard, Calif., is focusing on expanding its strawberry operations to be year-round and producing in all the U.S. growing areas, said Backus Nahas, director of marketing.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is restricting California and New York businesses from operating in the industry, including meal kit company Chef’d, which closed abruptly last July when it ran out of funds.