Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers has the perfect way to promote Valentine's Day and American Heart Month at the same time. The company's “Love Your Heart!” campaign featuring “Red Diamond” brand Red Anjou pears and “Starr Ranch” brand Red Delicious apples.

“One reason for the outstanding optimism we have for our business today is in the availability of products from around the world,” said Jeff Abrash, president and owner of Andrews Bros. Inc., located on the Detroit Produce Terminal. “Sourcing the best produce and passing it on to customers at a fair price is our founding principle, and we do it seven days a week.”

It’s also why the company enjoys the highly regarded reputation it has. Every staff member works hard for both customers and suppliers.

“Organic sales continue to grow,” Kevin Donovan, national sales manager for Phillips Mushroom Farms in Kennett Square, PA, told The Produce News.

“And the increases are substantial. Our customers are more interested in promoting and selling organics than ever in the past because they’re seeing growth and demand in this segment of produce. We at Phillips Mushroom Farms are continuing to grow our organic line to meet this great demand.”

WASHINGTON — Potato growers joined Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in praising a new report released Feb. 3 by the Institute of Medicine that recommended the U.S. Department of Agriculture reinstate white potatoes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

Last year, USDA finalized changes to the WIC package and increased access to fruit and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy based on the latest science.

NOGALES, AZ — As the Midwest and Northeast endured one blizzard after the next in late January and early February, it was 90 degrees on Feb. 3 in the vegetable fields of Culiacan, noted Bobby Astengo, a partner in Healthy Trends Produce Co. LLC, located here in Nogales, which also experienced a stretch of warm weather.

During the second quarter of last Sunday’s Super Bowl, Avocados from Mexico shared the limelight with Budweiser, Coca Cola, Doritos and several other of the world’s most famous brands as it aired a 30-second commercial touting the avocado and its use in guacamole.