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Guess what vegetable is tops in Green Giant poll

Forget red and blue states. This polling map of the U.S. shows a green wave — and it’s not the Green Party you’re thinking of.

Jun 19, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Broccoli, #Sweet Corn, #Carrots, #Asparagus, #Potatoes

Butterfly completes Bolthouse Farms’ acquisition

Los Angeles-based private equity company Butterfly has closed on the $510 million acquisition of Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, Calif.

Jun 17, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Carrots, #California

Rain delays plantings for many Ontario growers

It’s been a frustrating start to the Ontario field crop season, with farmers trying to seed their fields in the cold and wet as the growing window narrowed.

Jun 06, 2019 by Cynthia David #Ontario Field Produce, #Canada, #Onions, #Carrots, #Organics

Grimmway acquires Generation Farms

Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., has acquired processing facilities and other assets from Generation Farms, Lake Park, Ga., a grower of carrots and other vegetables.

Jun 03, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Florida, #Georgia, #Carrots

Del Monte vegetable trays linked to salmonella outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration is inspecting a Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. facility after four cases of salmonellosis were linked to vegetable trays produced there.

May 22, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Retail, #Fresh-cut, #Broccoli, #Carrots, #Food safety