Jeff Correa has been appointed manager of the Fresh Pear Committee of Federal Marketing Order 927.

Correa will continue in his current role as director of international marketing at Pear Bureau Northwest as he takes over the duties as manager of the FPC from Kevin Moffitt, who has held the position since 2001. Moffitt will be moving into a mentoring role at PBNW for the upcoming year, which begins July 1.

Little Leaf Farms expanded in McAdoo, PA, with a new greenhouse set to open this fall. The new 10-acre greenhouse is the third greenhouse for Little Leaf Farms in the state and will make Little Leaf Farms' Pennsylvania campus the largest leafy greens CEA campus in North America.

The company also closed a new credit facility with capacity of $250 million so it is well-positioned to expand its production capacity, enhance distribution channels and further establish itself as a leading provider of CEA lettuce.

Markon established a new regional buyer position on the East Coast with the addition of Anthony Easterling. The company said this strategic move underscores its commitment to providing unparalleled support to its five independent member-distributor companies through enhanced purchasing expertise.

Now that the weather is hotter with brighter and longer days, your customers are set for backyard grilling of fresh veggies that are healthy and nutritious. That means the summertime fun has begun and will run all the way to Labor Day — and even beyond.

At this week's Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit, the CEA Alliance released the industry’s first sustainability framework developed by indoor growers for indoor growers. The framework aims to drive credibility, transparency and continuous improvement through standardized approaches for sustainability measurement, guiding indoor growers through both key impacts to measure and metrics for measuring them. 

Produce is rarely the first, or second or, even, third thing people think about when talking about New York state.

However, the state, home to nearly 20 million people and the shining towers of New York city, is actually a major player in a number of key produce categories and plays a huge role in providing fruits and vegetables to people throughout the northeast and even the entire country.