Sympathy flowers offer comfort to grieving families and bring a touch of beauty to sad times; however, marketing these flowers requires sensitivity and thoughtfulness. Rio Roses provided practical strategies for both floral retailers and wholesalers to promote sympathy flowers with empathy and respect.

The New York Apple Association and its mascot, Bob for Apples from New York, are confident that the apple crop is shaping up nicely this year and everyone expects a good-sized harvest.

Dole Food Co. has created the ultimate wedding reception menu for couples that are as bananas for bananas as they are for each other.

The Southeast Produce Council’s STEP-UPP Foodservice Class embarked on its summer tour in June, taking participants into the field and on plant tours to gain hands-on experience in how to partner with growers more effectively.

Now in its ninth year of celebration, July marks the annual celebration of American Grown Flower and Foliage Month. This monthlong celebration of U.S. cut flower and foliage farms throughout the country marks the coming together to honor the beauty and significance of flower and foliage farmers.

Food Lion  launched its Summers Without Hunger initiative, aimed at addressing childhood food insecurity and increasing access to nutritious food during the summer. The annual campaign encourages customers to be catalysts for change and join the fight to tackle food insecurity by purchasing specially designed reusable bags for three dollars at any Food Lion store. Since the campaign began in 2019, customers have helped provide more than 57 million meals.