Taylor Farms in Jessup, MD, is recalling approximately 5,084 pounds of broccoli salad kit products due to concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The kits contain salad dressing in packets that are the subject of a Food & Drug Administration recall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service announced.

Ever wonder just how bananas get from tropical jungles to suburban supermarkets? It’s quite a journey as Turbana, a leading supplier of bananas and vegetables from Colombia, reveals in this video.

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program designed to enhance the competitiveness of the Golden State’s specialty crops.

For purposes of this program, specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture).

With the volume of the recently completed harvest of Bard Valley Medjool dates up 15 percent over the prior year and an anticipated continued growth in supply of 10 to 15 percent annually over the next five years, Bard Valley Medjool Date Growers Association in Yuma, AZ, is making a major consumer advertising and public relations push to build continued growth in demand ahead of the expected volume increases.

NEW ORLEANS -- Melissa's/World Variety Produce Inc., a Los Angeles-based company that offers more than 1,000 exotic produce items, including organic produce, soy items and specialty food items, to retailers across the nation, hosted an exciting presentation about its emerging trends and new items Oct. 19 during the Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit Convention & Exposition, here.

J. Bonafede Co. Inc., located at the New England Produce Center in Chelsea, MA, was founded in 1912. The company began as a produce company at the market that was then located in downtown Boston. In 1966, officials in the city wanted to renovate the area, and gave businesses within a half-mile-square section orders to evacuate. Produce professionals came together and the New England Produce Center in Chelsea opened in 1968.

Today, J. Bonafede Co. is operated by Eugene Fabio, president, and his brother, Butch, who is treasurer.