Investigative journalist and author Larissa Zimberoff has been confirmed as keynote presenter at the fifth annual Organic Produce Summit slated for Sept. 15-16 in Monterey, CA.

Forrence Orchards, which first started growing apples in 1833, grows anywhere from 500,000 to 700,000 bushels of apples a year.

Due to supply and demand effects from COVID-19, goods and services are at a 13-year high with prices continuing to rise each month. With these lingering repercussions, customers are looking for more ways to save and with quality as good as or better than national brands. Southeastern Grocers said its brand provides customers with the perfect balance of affordable, quality products at a great price, and the company is putting its money where its mouth is.

Eagle Eye Produce, a top tier grower and shipper of fresh produce, will start shipping new crop russet, red, and yellow potatoes from their packing facilities in Idaho this week.

MASHANTUCKET, CT — Bozzuto's Inc. drew strong attendance to its 2021 Merchandising Marketplace, held Aug. 3-4 at the Fox Tower at Foxwoods, here.

Fresh produce from a variety of companies around the country was well represented, as always.

"This is the most produce booths we've ever had," said Greg Veneziano, vice president of perishables at the wholesaler grocer. "You can feel the life in here. There are a lot of customers and old friends we haven't seen in a year or two."

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report, released today. Many of the changes observed in the climate are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, and some of the changes already set in motion — such as continued sea level rise — are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years.