Two of the larger seasonal melon shippers are joining forces to provide retail, foodservice and fresh-cut customers with year-round supplies of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon and mixed melons.

Winn-Dixie is helping customers stretch their grocery budget by lowering prices on more than 150 everyday items. Through the grocer’s “Down Down” program, customers can save more than 15 percent on average at their neighborhood store.

How do you keep cucumbers fresh?

You can store your whole cucumbers for up to two weeks or cut cucumbers for several days. For Long English Cucumbers, make sure to keep the plastic film that retains moisture so they don’t dry out. For smaller cucumbers, keep them in their packaging.

Goldenberry Farms has been awarded U.S. federal trademark protection for its Sweet Sugar Mango mark, a pocket-sized miniature mango with a thin, edible skin. This follows similar protections being granted to the company in various other international markets, including at origin in Colombia.

Stemilt is digging for gold — if gold were a new pear packingline. Stemilt’s automated pear line is aimed to be fully operational by 2024 after breaking first grounds at Stemilt Growers in Wenatchee, WA.

Index Fresh, which is expecting to hit peak California avocado harvest in May and June, has upgraded its packing equipment in California as well as its ripening facilities in Texas as it heads to the start of the season.

“Prior to the California season start, we upgraded our sizer equipment and installed a new Spectrum Vision Sort machinery to help streamline and improve our California packing processes,” said Debbie Willmann, vice president of sales.