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Sunkist Growers commemorated its 120th year with its third consecutive billion-dollar year in total revenue at the cooperative’s annual meeting on February 20. Total payments to members totaled $840 million compared to $803 million in 2011. …

The National Mango Board (NMB) will host its first Mango Food Safety Conference on March 6, in McAllen, Texas. The daylong conference is scheduled the day before the America Trades Produce Conference jointly hosted by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas and Texas international Produce Association. The NMB’s conference comes nine months after 127 persons in 15 states were reportedly infected by Salmonella Braenderup in mangoes imported from Agricola Daniella of Sinaloa, Mexico. The Perishable News spoke with Bill Vogel, president of Los Angeles, CA-based Vision Produce Company and chairman of the NMB about the upcoming conference: …

Almost 50 million people learned about the cholesterol-lowering capabilities of New York’s top fruit, apples, on Feb. 17 from USA Weekend. The popular Sunday newspaper magazine partnered with the Emmy award-winning medical television show The Doctors to advise Americans on small steps to keep their cholesterol on track, including eating apples. …

Trifecta Foods, LLC is proud to announce it has received its SQF 2000 Level 2 certification from the global food safety audit company, NSF International. …

The Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter and the Georgia Department of Agriculture are pleased to announce the  opening of the Georgia Grown building during the 2013 Georgia National Fair, October 3-13. The building will feature 20,000  sq.ft of space dedicated solely to Georgia Grown products, manufacturers and businesses, specifically geared towards Agriculture. …