Stemilt Growers expects to have its Washington organic apricots available in big sizes from mid-June through July.

“I joke that potatoes were my gateway drug to the fresh produce industry,” says the president and owner of FullTilt Marketing in Minot, N.D.

While retailers may not be able to take full advantage of vast Northwest cherry supplies for Fourth of July ads, Mac Riggan says grocers will have many opportunities for retail cherry promotions later in the summer.

“Do what you love. If you don’t love the job or the industry, then change.” — Lilly Garcia, 2023 Women in Produce honoree.

The USDA is seeking comment on a draft pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh hass avocado (Persea americana) for consumption from Kenya into the U.S.

The tentative agreement to suspend the debt ceiling could have negative consequences for the Women Infants and Children program, an advocacy group says.