This story stars a frog, the Pacific tree frog. While it’s not a fairy tale, Susanne Klose still needed a happy ending — so she turned to Center for Produce Safety.

Our story’s frogs intruded on lettuce fields and ended up in bags of salad mixes. That created a food-safety hazard, a disconcerting discovery for consumers and an economic loss for fresh produce companies.

The droughts and heatwaves that hit the U.S. this summer received a lot of attention. Florida has been impacted by one of the most powerful storms to ever hit our shores. These weather patterns have far-reaching impacts on crops, including availability and quality.

Sun Valley Floral Farms in Arcata, California, announces that Bill Prescott will be the new wholesale and mass market sales manager. Mr. Prescott worked in marketing for Sun Valley from 2012 to 2019 before leaving to run a media company. He returns to lead the sales team and create new opportunities for Sun Valley Floral Farms.

Colour Republic has appointed Dawn Burrell to the position of chief commercial officer to lead the sales team while accelerating the company’s high-value strategic partnerships. Burrell joined Colour Republic in the Fall of 2014 and has been supporting the company’s year over year double-digit growth since she joined. Burrell is committed to improving the omnichannel floral experience for customers and suppliers. She reports to Remi Davalos, Colour Republic’s president & co-founder.

By his own admission, Michael Madden of Macadu Fresh didn’t have a career in mind when he graduated from high school in Vineland, N.J., in 2001.

ProducePay released findings of a national survey that examined the day-to-day challenges of U.S. produce growers and buyers. ProducePay’s survey findings shine a light on the immediate needs around improving efficiency and profitability in the produce supply chain — particularly as the industry contends with record inflation, rising production costs, supply chain disruptions, and extreme weather events.