More than 100 California avocado growers and industry stakeholders attended the California Avocado Commission's inaugural field day Jan. 23 at Pine Tree Ranch Demonstration Grove in Santa Paula, CA.

Following presentations by researchers from the University of California-Riverside, attendees toured the new grove and experienced in-field demonstrations of different pruning practices.

President Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014 Feb. 7 at a ceremony at Michigan State University in East Lansing in an event hosted by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Big Red Tomato Packers LLC in Fort Pierce, FL, is voluntarily issuing a limited recall of 790 20- and 25-pound boxes of fresh tomatoes of lot 1106, because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

This is a voluntary precautionary recall as there are no known illnesses associated with this lot number.

Tomatoes from the lot were distributed to a limited number of receivers in Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. All receivers of the lot have been notified.

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, retail consultant Phil Lempert, who calls himself the “Supermarket Guru,” was the featured speaker at the membership luncheon meeting of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council in Southern California. Lempert discussed trends in supermarket retailing and told the crowd how they could increase produce sales.

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Washington-grown "Kanzi" brand apples are hitting U.S. markets this week. Due to high demand for this premium apple — in combination with limited early production on young trees — supplies are limited.

The National Mango Board's Mangover campaign has made a significant and positive impact among consumers and media since its launch last year.

According to the NMB's 2013 Consumer Marketing Program Tracker, more than 1.7 billion impressions were garnered in 2013, which is attributed in large part to Mangover program initiatives. To continue its successful stride, the NMB will drive mango awareness with new Mangover recipe ideas, concepts and partnerships.