Expanded New Dole Salads Website Inspires A New Generation Of Salad Fans

June 13, 2013 Dole Food Company, Inc.

Dole Fresh Vegetables has launched a highly inspirational new website reflecting the growing culinary evolution of salad and the DOLE® Salads brand of prepackaged salad blends and all-natural kits.

USDA Seeks Nominees For The United States Potato Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for the United States Potato Board (Board).  The Board is composed of producers, importers and a public member, with approximately one-third of the Board appointed each year.

Jessie's Community Gardens Grows Produce In Nine Greater Hartford, CT Gardens

This spring, Jessie’s Community Gardens is pleased to announce that they have completed six community gardens and have three more planned, all of which will supply food pantries in Greater Hartford with fresh produce. The gardens, including an orchard that opened this year in Westmoor Park in West Hartford, produce lettuce, tomatoes, herbs, strawberries, peaches and pears and are staffed by area volunteers.

Supreme Court: California Raisin Growers Can Challenge Marketing Rules

Dissident California raisin farmers harvested a Supreme Court win Monday, easing future legal challenges to the decades-old program that regulates the raisin marketplace.

California Cantaloupe Producers Launch Mandatory Food Safety Program

As the summer cantaloupe season moves into full swing and consumers see larger melon displays at their local supermarkets, many will be pleased to learn about a new mandatory food safety program in place to ensure the safety of the majority of cantaloupes produced during the summer months.