With winds at more than 70 miles per hour, the Blizzard of 2015 slammed New England with a major punch on Monday and into Tuesday.

The storm was as ruthless to New England as it was kind to New York City and regions farther south, which only got a light dusting of snow as it passed through on Monday.

WP Rawl’s farming operation started small in 1925, but has evolved into a leading year-round grower, processor and shipper specializing in bulk and value-added leafy greens and vegetables.

The company’s brands are “Rawl,” “Nature’s Greens,” “Palmetto Gardens” and “Versatile Veggies.”

The Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Training Kit has a new component specifically designed for supervisory roles and personnel who conduct daily field assessments. Module 4: Pre-Harvest & Daily Harvest Environmental Assessments addresses the industry’s need to train those responsible for monitoring potential environmental contaminants.

Thus far the 2014-15 shipping season has been good, according to Monte Vista Potato Growers’ General Manager Jason Tillman, and he said that although potato movement had slowed somewhat after the holidays, he remains optimistic that overall business will continue to be steady.

During the first week of January, Tillman said yellows in particular were doing well, and he said the Mexican market was also brisk.

The second week of January marked the beginning of the Sky Valley heirloom Navel orange program, shipping exclusively from Cecelia Packing Corp. of Orange Cove, CA, and packed in the "Sky Valley" label.

What was predicted by major news media to be the “Blizzard of 2015” on Monday, Jan. 26, trickled down to a brief dusting of snow across most of the Northeast. This left produce professionals grateful, but also in question of decisions made by politicians in preparation for what they believed would be a dangerous storm.