Peter Bretting, the USDA Agriculture Research Service’s national program leader for crop production and protection, shares what’s new about this updated plant hardiness map.

A contentious issue for decades, the terms of the U.S. tomato trade with Mexico again hung in the balance in 2023.

The effort aims to boost interest in agriculture as a profession and provide opportunities for emerging leaders to become more involved.

Based on feedback from the state, USDA extended the designation of commercial citrus-producing area to Alabama to provide growers with federal protections from citrus pests and diseases.

Canada’s plastics ban continued to make headlines throughout 2023, as produce industry leaders urged the Canadian government to take a more collaborative approach to fruit and vegetable packaging regulations.

Will they or won’t they? Opposition remains as the planned transaction between the two retail grocery giants appears to be moving ahead.