Moderate high pressure remains in place out West, keeping storm systems to the north and bringing warmer temperatures to Central California fields into next week. The Salinas, Santa Maria and Oxnard regions will continue to increase harvests weekly in the nice weather pattern with generally good quality reported in these harvests. 

California cherries are expected to begin light harvests around late April with stone fruit to follow around mid-May. The San Joaquin Valley received good precipitation and chill hours with approximately 960 chilling hours recorded giving the orchards a solid rest

DoorDash and Schnuck Markets Inc. have partnered to provide consumers with access to on-demand delivery of groceries and daily essentials. In addition, Schnucks will accept SNAP/EBT payments on the DoorDash Marketplace.

“Consumers look to DoorDash to shop fresh, affordable groceries on-demand,” said Mike Goldblatt, vice president of grocery and retail partnerships. “We’re thrilled to welcome this beloved, family-owned grocer with over 100 stores to DoorDash. Through online grocery delivery, we’re also proud to further food access to SNAP beneficiaries to stock up on meats, essentials and

AeroFarms launched a new microgreen: Micro Bok Choy. It is the first of its kind in U.S. retail, delivering a unique and versatile flavor for everyday meals. The mild and sweet flavor of Micro Bok Choy serves as a perfect complement to sandwiches, stir-fries, smoothies and tacos, while its texture and bite-size appeal create an ideal lettuce substitute for center-of-the-plate salad greens. The company’s new microgreen is available for purchase at leading retailers nationwide, including Whole Foods Market, Giant Food and H Mart.

Micro Bok Choy is the newest addition to the company’s portfolio

The Kroger Co. has named three new division presidents — Kenny Kimball at Smith's, Chris Albi at King Soopers and Kendra Doyel at Food 4 Less — as well as appointing Joe Kelley senior vice president of retail divisions.

Kelley has been president of the Colorado-based King Soopers & City Markets division and is an industry veteran of nearly 40 years. He has held a number of executive leadership roles across a variety of retailers, including Price Chopper, Stop and Shop, Star Market,and Shaws Supermarkets. Kelley joined the Kroger enterprise in 2019.

Continental Fresh been awarded first place in the Brand Citizenship category at the National Agri-Marketing Association’s 2025 Best of NAMA Awards.

Recognized as the premier organization for agri-marketing professionals, NAMA hosts the annual Best of NAMA program to spotlight excellence in agricultural communications. Following regional recognition in January, Continental Fresh advanced to the national competition, receiving top honors for its Water For All campaign — a purpose-driven marketing and PR initiative highlighting the company’s commitment to improving access to clean water in Latin

Equifruit, North America’s leader in Fairtrade bananas, is hosting free goat yoga sessions in select Sprouts Farmers Market store parking lots to raise awareness about their Fairtrade banana partnership. Why? Because paying banana farmers fairly is the right thing to do. 

On Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, yoga will take place at two stores in Arizona, led by the iconic Arizona Goat Yoga team, to highlight and celebrate fair pay for banana farmers.