Michigan State University scientists have been awarded $750,000 by the USDA to develop new ways to manage potato early die disease, which can reduce potato yields by 50%.

In the 2022-2023 school year, Peak of the Market Ltd.’s Farm to School program raised a record amount of $285,431 for schools, daycares and organizations across western Canada.

From a fair trade dance party to a Hallmark actor partnership to sustainable packaging innovations, this year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show offered something for everyone.

This year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show brought industry leaders across the fresh produce supply chain to downtown Toronto on April 26-27 to learn, network and collaborate.

The vice president of sales and marketing for Catania Worldwide and CPMA chair was named Canadian Produce Person of the Year at CPMA’s 2023 Convention and Trade Show in Toronto.

The USDA has announced that WWD Fruits LLC, doing business as B Fruits, satisfied a $60,725 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act involving unpaid produce transactions.