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The USDA on May 16 announced plans to purchase sweet potatoes for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies has announced the addition of Tyson Cutforth to the company as business development manager for the Pacific Northwest.
The FDA has issued final guidance titled “Reducing Microbial Food Safety Hazards in the Production of Seed for Sprouting: Guidance for Industry.”
Mind your melon. In other words, don’t overlook your mental health when you are growing food for the world.
Through its website and magazine, Food Network is showing home and professional chefs how to build a better burger.
The National Potato Council is welcoming the news that the first shipments of U.S. fresh potatoes crossed into Mexico beyond the previous 26-kilometer border restriction on May 11.
Consentio, a digital trading platform for fresh produce, has announced the launch of Magic Orders.
The Leamington, Ontario-based company has launched Solara melons, what it says are the fresh produce industry’s first commercial greenhouse-grown melons.
Value-added salad leader Fresh Express has contributed $500,000 to Center for Produce Safety’s current capital campaign to fund fresh produce food-safety research, according to a news release.
Denver-based Potatoes USA has announced that nominations are now open for new board members for the 2023-2026 term.