U.S. imports of greenhouse-grown organic bell peppers from November 2023 to October 2024 were up 52% from the same period the previous year.

The market and produce distributors share recent updates to facilities and operations.

While the use of bells when Bevin Bells was founded in 1832 is much different today, the sixth-generation company continues to spread Christmas cheer year-round.

Working the occasional late night can show produce managers a lot about their operation and customers, says columnist Armand Lobato.

California, in partnership with USDA and the Climate Mayors network, seeks to ensure students have access to school meals made with locally sourced ingredients.

At just 11 years old, Reed Marcum had an idea for a project: Collect toys and give them to children in his community. Eight years later, the toy drive has given away more than 64,000 toys at an annual event people wait in line for hours to attend.