SN Produce, Floral Archives
Mango Board Focuses on Foodservice
ORLANDO, Fla. — In an effort to spur more mainstream familiarity with mangoes in the United States, the National Mango Board has announced a series of initiatives geared toward increasing the presence of mangoes in restaurant menu items. ...
Sustainability Council Launched at Super Floral Show
ORLANDO, Fla. — The VeriFlora Sustainability Council, a nonprofit membership association dedicated to advancing sustainability in floriculture, was officially launched June 19 at the Super Floral Show here, June 17-20....
Floods Spur Commodity Volatility
NEW YORK — Flooding in the Midwest can be expected to cause near-term price volatility in corn and soybeans, but it will be several weeks before the true impact of the heavy rainfall on crop production can be predicted, one analyst said yesterday in a conference call....
More Salmonella Cases Linked to Tomatoes
NEW YORK — City health officials here yesterday confirmed six new cases of salmonella linked to contaminated tomatoes....
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Tomatoes
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here says it has traced 40 cases of salmonella in Texas and New Mexico back to large, raw tomatoes, including Roma and red round tomatoes, according to published reports. ...
NCGA Disapproves of Genetically Engineered Beets
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The National Cooperative Grocers Association, a business services cooperative here representing 110 natural food co-ops nationwide, said it believes that a recent deregulation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will enable farms to plant potentially harmful, genetically engineered sugar beet seeds. ...
House, Senate Pass Farm Bill by Veto-Proof Margins
WASHINGTON — In defiance of a veto threat by President Bush, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2007 Farm Bill with a 318-106 vote this week. The Senate followed yesterday by approving the bill 81-15....
Produce Traceability Initiative Agrees on Key Milestones
BOSTON — The Steering Committee of the Produce Traceability Initiative yesterday agreed on several key milestones that need to be completed in order to develop a whole-chain traceability system for the produce industry....
Grower to Deliver Traceable Watermelons to Southeast Stores
CORDELE, Ga. — Leger & Son, a watermelon grower and distributor with farms in Georgia and Florida, will begin delivering watermelons that can be traced at the individual unit level this month to major food retail chains in the Southeast....
Meijer’s Garden Centers Partner With Nature Conservancy
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer is teaming up with The Nature Conservancy again this year in an effort to encourage shoppers to choose non-invasive plants, trees and shrubs when they shop at the chain’s garden centers. ...
Central Market Highlights Herbs
SAN ANTONIO — H.E. Butt Grocery Co.’s Central Market banner will host an “herb fest” April 4-6....
