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April 13, 2010

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 The Front Page

USDA confirms citrus black spot disease in Florida

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of Guignardia citricarpa, or citrus black spot, in Florida, according to a news release.
To learn more. . .

* Study says produce not a major cancer fighter
 * Nominees sought for National Mango Board
 * United Fresh conference to explore sustainability
 * 5K Farms to market its blueberries for Giumarra
 * Briefly Noted . . .

Outside the Insider

* USDA's deputy secretary discusses challenges for organic food market (washingtonpost.com)
* Thousands of job-seekers look to orchards for paycheck (wenatcheeworld.com)
* Orange industry quietly going seedless (appeal-democrat.com)
* Dole expands cleaner, more efficient banana harvesting process (vcstar.com)
* Fighting fat: Inside a food desert (wcpn.org)
* New York apples shipping to India for first time (whec.com)
* [Australia] Healthy food not so great for the wallet, study finds (watoday.com.au)

 

People

BILL MASHBURN and NEIL HICKS have joined Steve Miller Produce Co., Thomasville, Georgia.

JASON STROS is no longer connected with London Fruit Inc., Pharr, Texas.

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RB University Acknowledgments

RB University Guest Speaker schedule for April:

 Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. CDT
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. CDT
 Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. CDT

 

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