Specialty Beef Cuts Top South Beach Menus

Top chefs recently gathered in Miami to celebrate all things food at the annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival (SOBE). Among the featured items, guests enjoyed trendy Certified Angus Beef ® fare at showcase venues where the brand was the official protein supplier.

Budget Cuts Force USDA NASS To Suspend Publication Of 10 Statistical Reports

March 18, 2013 Charles Abbott, Reuters

Included among the suspended reports are: Potato stocks reports; All non-citrus fruit, nut and vegetable forecasts and estimates; June rice stocks report; June on- and off-farm stocks for Austrian winter peas, chickpeas, dry peas and lentils and July acreage forecasts for Austrian winter peas, dry edible peas and lentils.

PMA Honors Kathleen Merrigan's Work With The Fresh Produce Industry

Bryan Silbermann, president and CEO of Produce Marketing Association, issued the following statement in response to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan’s departure:

Dole Bananas Wants Americans To 'Peel The Love' In 2013

March 18, 2013 Dole Food Company, Inc.

After years of encouraging Americans to grill, bake, mash, blend, spread and split bananas for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, Dole is delivering a far simpler message to fans of the country's most popular fruit in 2013:

New Produce Pro Software Delivery App Provides Route Optimization

March 18, 2013 Produce Pro

Produce Pro Software plans to launch the PPro Driver App at United Fresh on May 15th in San Diego, California.  PPro Driver app is a real-time, delivery tool that allows for delivery optimization.