Ongoing investment in protected agriculture in Mexico will likely result in continued losses for the fruit and vegetable industry in Florida, according to a new report from the University of Florida.

The Next Big Thing Growers’ Cooperative, Wenatchee, Wash., has hired Jennifer Parkhill as executive director.

Whether they’re thumbing through a magazine, checking out their smartphones or tuning in to a traffic report on their car radios, consumers will be learning a lot about California table grapes this summer.

The Allen Lund Co. has promoted Morgan Underwood to assistant manager of the company’s San Francisco office.

Thanks to year-round availability made possible by imports, table grapes no longer are a seasonal item.

Consumers love organic grapes.