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Giumarra Borquez announces that its Fair Trade Certified™ growing partner, Campos Borquez, recently completed the construction of dental and optometry centers for its employees and their family members in the city of Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. …

The Specialty Crop Committee will meet on Oct. 1 and 2 in Washington, DC, to provide consultation to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on the relevancy review process for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI). …

Capping a months-long overhaul, Riveridge Produce has re-launched its web presence with a multi-media site. …

Following the recent opening of their new distribution facility and addition of a long-time fresh berry expert, Veg-Fresh Farms announces the expansion of their business and launch of the new consumer label Crystal Cove Berry Farms.  Sourcing strawberries throughout Mexico and California’s fertile berry growing regions, Crystal Cove Berry Farms will be a valuable and consistent supplier of fresh berries to foodservice and retail starting in the spring of 2015. …

UK vegetable seed company CN Seeds is making increasing advances in the important Spanish market thanks a growing demand among consumers for previously niche fresh products, such as kale and oriental vegetables, which are gaining ever greater acceptance across Europe. …