In 1964, Marvin Davis came to Texas to launch a family farm. A half-century later, he and son Mike Davis head up the thriving Tex Mex Sales LLC in Weslaco, TX, which has become a top year-round supplier of red, white and sweet onions from the Davises’ own farms and those of grower-partners.

SuperValu Inc. announced that two of its directors, Mark Neporent and Lenard Tessler, have stepped down from the board of directors effective March 6.

Neporent and Tessler were both appointed to the board in 2013 as designees of Symphony Investors LLC, a Cerberus Capital Management L.P.-led investor consortium, under the terms of the Tender Offer Agreement entered into with Symphony Investors and Cerberus in connection with SuperValu’s sale of five banners to an affiliate of Symphony Investors.

The green beefsteak tomato will lead the way to the start of the 2014 greenhouse production at Nature Fresh Farms in Leamington, ON.

In what has become its most popular event of the year, the Fresh Produce & Floral Council attracted more than 750 participants to its annual Day at the Races activity on Saturday, March 8 at the famous Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, CA.

This family-friendly event featured fun, activities, food and mingling for the whole family. Kids could play in the grassy infield area as adults tried their luck at picking the ponies.

The Texas onion deal will be a little late out of the gate this season but growers will get some help extending that season with a new later start date for Vidalia onion growers.

Chiquita Brands International Inc. and Fyffes plc announced that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Chiquita will combine with Fyffes to form ChiquitaFyffes. The agreement creates a global banana and fresh produce company with approximately $4.6 billion in annual revenues. Chiquita and Fyffes plan to complete the transaction before the end of 2014.

Ed Lonergan, Chiquita's chief executive officer, will serve as chairman; David McCann, executive chairman of Fyffes, will become CEO of the combined company.