Apple growers, packers and shippers across the United States now have access to a remarkable new tool in post-harvest preservation: MaTri Powder, a high-quality 1-MCP solution that delivers premium produce protection with do-it-yourself convenience. Backed by years of global trust and industry use, MaTri Powder arrives at a time when the stakes have never been higher. U.S. producers lose nearly 30 percent of stored apples due to quality degradation but are left to choose between costly options that may be difficult to scale or cheap 1-MCP imports that often deliver inconsistent or substandard

The International Fresh Produce Association commended the Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing legislation that fully funds the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Cash Value Benefit for fiscal year 2026.

Joel Nelsen, who spent almost the entirety of his produce career as an association executive, including 37 years with California Citrus Mutual, died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 78. Mr. Nelsen was born in San Diego on Sept. 27, 1946, and died on July 1, 2025, while traveling to pick up his 12-year-old grandson for an extended California stay. Mr. Nelsen was introduced to the produce industry by his father, Wally Nelsen, who was a longtime produce executive with the Lucky Stores supermarket chain in Southern California. Joel Nelsen started working as a produce clerk for Lucky

Wonderful Pistachios has partnered with Buffalo Bills star quarterback and pistachios farmer Josh Allen, uniting the NFL’s reigning Most Valuable Player with America’s No. 1 nut brand. A native of California’s Central Valley, where Wonderful Pistachios are grown and processed, Allen is part of a fourth-generation farming family whose crops include pistachios. As part of the partnership, Allen will be featured in a national advertising campaign set to launch this fall at the start of the upcoming football season. The details of the campaign will not be unveiled until its debut but will include

The California Fresh Fruit Association has hired Clayton Smith to serve as its new director of government relations. He comes to the association after serving as a legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives. “On behalf of CFFA’s leadership, we are thrilled to welcome Clayton to the Association," said CFFA Board Chairwoman Melissa Frank of the Wonderful Company. "His experience working in Washington, DC, along with his background and education will be of great value to our membership.” “I am delighted to welcome Clayton to the CFFA team," said Daniel Hartwig, association

MONTEREY, CA — The Organic Produce Network kicked off the Organic Produce Summit July 9, here, with an opening reception at the Custom House Plaza in downtown Monterey. The reception followed a full day of activities that included field tours, a beach yoga session and a Seed to Service volunteer event in partnership with Brighter Bites.