Healthy Family Project is aligning with health-conscious brands and more than 400 retail dietitians at 52 retailers across the U.S. and Canada in the third annual Mission for Nutrition promotion in celebration of National Nutrition Month. The month-long digital and shopper-focused program highlights the importance and value of meal planning to make healthy choices with an element that gives back to Feeding America food banks. The program also arms retail dietitians with the tools to celebrate the month with shoppers in a big way.

Working with California state and county officials in monitoring the current COVID-19 situation, the Organic Produce Summit 2021 has moved the dates of this year’s event to Sept. 15-16 in Monterey, CA.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the commercial facility at the Otay Mesa port of entry seized more than 12,000 pounds of marijuana found commingled within a shipment of papaya hauled by a tractor-trailer rig, with a street value of $27 million.

A 50-year-old male Mexican citizen arrived at the Otay Mesa port of entry as the driver of a truck hauling a trailer with a shipment manifested as fresh papayas. The CBP officer referred the driver along with the conveyance to the port’s X-ray imaging system.

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc., a blueberry breeding and nursery company, has announced Scott Cully as regional director for the United States and Canada, reporting to co-CEO Oscar Verges. Cully joined the company as general manager in 2008. He will be based in Lowell, OR.

Bill Kelley, group vice president of produce commissary at Hy-Vee, is calling it a career after 40 years of service.

Bard Valley Natural Delights are an essential part of the Ramadan tradition as Muslims begin the daily ritual of fasting from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan lasts 30 days beginning April 12 and ending May 11. Past sales data indicate a retail sales volume spike of 57 percent during this period. Retailers are encouraged to begin building inventory on Bard Valley’s Medjool Dates to capture sales during this high-volume consumption period.