With a tender interior and small to medium in size, Idaho fingerlings are popular as a side dish due to their versatility — they can be cooked or roasted whole, stuffed, shaved and chipped, and even braised in oil for a earthy confit.

Idaho produces three main fingerling varieties:

MONTREAL — With almost 300 exhibitors occupying 500 exhibit spaces at the Palais de congrès de Montréal, here, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 90th annual convention and trade show, under way April 15-17, is the largest CPMA trade show yet.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association announced Walmart Canada as the winner of the 2015 Fresh Health Award.

The Public Health Agency of Canada announced that it is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7, commonly called E.coli, with a possible link to leafy greens. The agency said that a specific product has not been identified yet and the investigation is ongoing.

It’s been two flavorful decades since SUNSET has introduced the Campari tomato. In 1995, the greenhouse company introduced the unique European variety. Unlike other tomatoes on the market, it was small, about golf-ball sized, and not at all watery like its bigger counterparts at the time.

More than 150 members of the fresh produce and floral supply chain gathered in Philadelphia in April for Produce Marketing Association Fresh Connections: Retail. The event gave industry members a platform to network and discuss industry trends and opportunities.