Six years ago, Jim Provost, president of I Love Produce LLC. saw a notice on a bulletin board at his daughter’s high school — Special Olympics Basketball was looking for volunteers. “I used to coach, and I was looking for ways to give back to my community, so I called up the head coach and that was it,” he said.

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“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” — Dale Carnegie

I always say that produce is the “fun before the storm.” Let’s face it, working in the produce business is like the weather. There are calm sunny days and there are dark stormy days.

Temperatures dipped into the low 30s this morning causing widespread lettuce ice in the Arizona/California desert region. With low temperatures forecast, Markon Cooperative Inc. is projecting challenges through next week.

Orlando, FL -- After a six-month national search, Talmadge “Tal” Coley has been tapped as the next chief executive officer to lead the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA).

Sage Fruit Co. will partner with Chelan Fruit beginning with the 2022 cherry season. Chelan Fruit joins the Sage Fruit family of grower-packer-shippers to enhance the marketing, sales and distribution of Washington-grown tree fruit. Through this new partnership, Sage Fruit will add considerable volume of conventional and organic apples, pears and cherries to their manifest.