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Burch Equipment LLC, North Carolina, is voluntarily recalling 580 cases of whole Athena cantaloupes due to the potential for being contaminated with listeria. FDA and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture are working with Burch Equipment LLC following a random sample of an Athena cantaloupe testing positive for listeria monocytogenes. …

MBG Marketing announced that Robert E. Hawk has been selected as its’ new CEO/President effective August 1, 2012. …

The official blog of Indianapolis Fruit Company, The Produce Mom™, has partnered with Sage Fruit for a marketing collaboration: “Put A Cherry On Top!”  The purpose of this collaboration is to encourage consumers to try cherries & educate them on the different varieties. …

South African Summer Citrus was featured last week at several product demonstrations in the military commissaries at the MacDill and Patrick Air Force Bases in Florida along with Oceana Naval Air Station and Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia. …

Both the Senate and the House Agriculture Committees have made a strong effort to advance their respective versions of the 2012 Farm Bill. Based on the current information regarding the House moving forward this week with a one-year extension of the 2008 Farm Bill along with disaster assistance, the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance has released the following statement: …