Latest News From Produce Research

Participants in the Finnish study reported their habitual sleep duration and dietary consumption through a validated self-administered questionnaire.

Drew Lerner, senior agricultural meteorologist and president of World Weather, will share his predictions for spring bloom and weather events that might affect production this growing season.

Programs that provided free, weekly home delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms helped improve health outcomes, according to a study presented at a recent American Heart Association event.

When subjected to cold temperatures, potatoes convert starch to sugar which can darken the flesh and create a carcinogenic compound during high-temperature processing.

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and The Organic Center say the awards fund much-needed training, technical support and innovative climate research.

Little Bear Produce Executive Vice President Bret Erickson discusses how Center for Produce Safety research projects have informed the Edinburg, Texas-based company's food safety efforts.

The American Seed Trade Association and U.S.-based agriculture companies recently convened in Japan to explore breeding tools, including genome editing, with the aim of bringing improved varieties to market.

Rabobank’s RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness team in North America has announced the publication of the North American Agribusiness Review.

The Packer's Fresh Trends 2024 survey asked consumers if they purchased packed produce in the past year. Here's what the data shows in various shopper demographics.

Projects include researching the giant hornet, pest detection in stone fruit, and disease-free citrus planting materials.

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are part of a multistate project to help identify disease resistance in spinach to help develop future cultivars.

Nine projects were awarded funding via Center for Produce Safety’s annual call for research proposals, which identified top industry science priorities.

The Packer spoke with Barbara Connors of The Kroger Co.'s 84.51° to learn more about shifts in shopper behavior, trends for the year ahead and where the conscious consumer fits into the evolving retail landscape.

Scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and the Ohio State University have been working to investigate how tomatoes may be imparting health benefits in a recently published study.

Consumers polled in December reported that food safety and taste are top concerns when eating past-date foods, according to the survey.

Researchers seek integrated pest management solutions to control silverleaf whitefly, a devastating pest to vegetables.

The USDA has awarded the university and Virginia Cooperative Extension more than $550,000 to help strengthen specialty crop production in the state.

Additions to the Geneva rootstock line are semi-dwarfing, productive and even fire blight resistant.

The report also said many shoppers have an interest in learning more about nutrition and health.

Cooking at home has decreased slightly since its pandemic peak, however, 64% of Americans say they are continuing to do so to save money or control their budget, according to a new survey.

A team at Michigan State University and partner institutions has earned a $3.95 million grant to reduce and manage blueberry fruit rot.

The University of Florida has come up with a tomato variety that some say could be a game-changer for the state’s tomato industry.

A researcher at the University of Tennessee Herbert College of Agriculture has developed a potato plant that can detect gamma radiation.

A new report from the Mushroom Council reveals long-term shifts in consumer preferences for fresh mushrooms.

The ToLCNDV Information Center has launched as a one-stop location for details about resistant varieties and agronomic insights to target the damaging pest spreading the tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus.

What artificial intelligence is, what it represents, its opportunities, benefits and potential threats were on the mind of industry leaders spanning the fresh produce supply chain.

The company says the Verdant Innovation Lab will help it develop solutions that extend the life and quality of perishable products.

The results spotlight the many challenges that demonstrate an urgent need to improve predictability for a more efficient, resilient and sustainable produce supply chain, according to ProducePay.

The Hass Avocado Board has released a study tracking a trend that’s driving avocado sales year over year.

A recent life-cycle assessment report has underlined corrugated packaging industry gains, revealing a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 to 2020.

High rates of food insecurity in rural areas represent a market opportunity for food suppliers, a new report says.

The organic nonprofit was awarded nearly $900,000 by the USDA’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative to collaborate in four organic research and education projects.

Kissabel apple brand has expanded to North America, with Stemilt growing and marketing the first pink- and red-fleshed apple varieties this fall.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has recently adopted Western Growers' GreenLink platform to collect and analyze food safety data from its member companies.

Nearly 60% of produce traded internationally is sold at break-even prices or below the cost of production.

The Southeast Produce Council released its “What’s New? 2023” consumer report highlighting produce trends and opportunities at the Southern Innovations conference Sept. 14-16 in Charlotte, N.C.

The Food Safety Modernization Act’s new traceability final rule, the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement’s leafy greens assessment tool and the “Romaine Test and Learn” study seek to raise the bar and improve food safety.

Highlighted by a 12.7% increase in food purchases, average consumer expenditures were way up in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.

Plant & Food Research scientist Annette Richardson's work has led to advancements that have helped increase yields and contributed to the overall quality of kiwifruit crops, according to a news release.

The genetics developer is marking 30 years of crop research in Mexico, hopeful that favorable weather and the workforce will lead to the next generation of vegetable varieties such as broccoli, chilies and tomatoes.

Dig into the data on avocado regions, volume and retail prices, for both conventional and organic fruit.

Despite an increase in plant-based meat substitutes, Gallup reported that trend has not coincided with a rise in the percentage of consumers who identify as vegetarian or vegan.

A new study finds that fruit and vegetable prescription programs are beneficial to the health of participants in several important ways.

Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) poses challenges to California farmers; new grant and matching funding seeks to stop the spread of the contagious disease.

Growers, researchers, nonprofits and food companies are sparking innovation in fruit and vegetable seed breeding to nourish and inspire communities in the years ahead.

Compared with lower earners, the wealthiest consumers report the most satisfaction with their diets, new survey data from Purdue University shows.

How the fresh produce industry is embracing the circular economy and reducing waste across the supply chain.

California-based agtech company BeeHero is launching a pollination insights platform that it says will give growers real-time pollination data and expand the largest dataset of bee activity, globally.

The new center is putting words to action, underscoring the USDA’s commitment to agricultural research and science at land-grant universities.

Michigan State University molecular plant scientist Dan Chitwood has received a $640,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to learn how to predict a plant’s phenotype.