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The Packer is looking for input and insight from grower-shippers of Colorado potatoes to provide their insight on the 2021 Colorado’s San Luis Valley potato crop.
Calavo Growers’ updated bag film is now available with friendly “Know Your Avo” handling tips and menu suggestions, in multiple sizes and configurations.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation is taking the Have A Plant message around the globe in September.
Should retail buyers or the USDA build in sustainability requirements in their contracts with suppliers?
The U.S. Senate passed a big infrastructure bill in August, and the House is expected to take up the legislation after its August recess.
Produce packaging design for foodservice customers is perhaps less demanding than consumer packaging, but both produce shippers and packaging suppliers predict sustainability influences will expand.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Aug. 30 released an 84-page report showing 10% to 20% in annual lost sales of Florida seasonal producers because of expanded Mexican imports.
Bagged and bulk avocado sales trends are examined in a new study from the Hass Avocado Board.
California lemon grower Jim Finch is alarmed about the surge in Argentina lemon imports this year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend the approved listed for organic agriculture production.