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For National Family Meals Month, produce suppliers, retailers and more are highlighting the power of fresh fruits and vegetables to bring families together, preserve traditions and inspire healthy meals.
Michael Marsh, president of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, explains what this ruling means for fresh produce industry businesses.
As Texas produce growers face a likely fourth year in a row of low water because of Mexico failing to deliver enough water, the upcoming USMCA renewal could help prevent the pattern in the future.
The Food and Drug Administration says the company voluntarily recalled its Honey Balsamic Salad Kit due to undeclared sesame and soy allergens.
While the companies have partnered since 2022, this acquisition will fully integrate GUSS into the John Deere portfolio, while keeping the GUSS brand intact.
The company says it has worked with the Department of Labor to implement corrective measures after an investigation found some workers were paid the incorrect adverse effect wage rate and safety and health violations in housing and transportation of workers.
While FDA proposes a drop in Brix from 10.5 to 10, those in the citrus industry say consumers won’t notice the slight change.
This new quarantine parallels the intrastate quarantine that the California Department of Food and Agriculture established earlier this month.
Lack of water deliveries from Mexico to Texas meant the end of the state’s sugar industry. Today, it threatens other key elements of South Texas agriculture and communities.
There are only two months left for Mexico to deliver almost a million acre-feet of water. While it might deliver some, the impacts on Texas growers are going to be tough.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association president shares how vital trade agreements are to the success of the entire fresh produce industry, changing Canadian shopper mindsets and more.
USDA has approved a nationwide increase in the mushroom assessment rate to support promotion, research and consumer information programs.
Critics of the plan to close the USDA’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center say it could backfire by interrupting the facility’s ongoing research and by pushing the scientists conducting it to resign.
Leafy greens and salads represent a large and strategically important consumer segment, the companies say.
For the fifth year, Zespri Sungold Kiwiwfruit has been recognized as a “best snack” in the produce category.
With The Wonderful Company topping the list, these companies with produce industry connections earned honors.
Fifth-generation grower Bill Kercher says adding a “robot weeded” label to his family’s tray pack of sweet corn is just a part of his family’s regenerative agriculture efforts.
The U.S. is the largest destination for table grapes, but demand has been stagnant, a problem for global growers who expect larger production.
The short film explores how certified B Corporations are working to weave environmental and social performance, transparency and accountability into their core mission
With this partnership, John Deere will have access to early-stage startups, co-developed research and development programs and more through The Reservoir.
Produce distributors are hoping the market’s progress carries into fall.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture added the Perris area of Riverside County to the state’s existing quarantine for huanglongbing.
While domestic consumption remains currently flat, USApple’s Chris Gerlach says trade deals and lower global apple production could open real opportunities for U.S.-grown apples.
In recent years, discussions around the slowing growth rate of the U.S. labor force have intensified, igniting concerns over potential economic impacts.
The newly formed company will be headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio, and will serve more than 17,000 retail locations in the U.S.
The Canadian greenhouse company and Nonna Life, a lifestyle brand that celebrates Italian-Canadian culture, say the initiative was created to honor the vibrant energy and enduring influence of nonnas, who serve as the heartbeat of family tradition.
Babylon Micro-Farms, which recently made the Inc. 5000 list, is growing fast by focusing on education, corporate dining, hospitality and health care. Oshima spoke with The Packer about turnkey solutions, hyperlocal produce, customer experience and more.
The latest impact report gives an update on the ready-to-eat salad company’s sustainability, innovation, resource management and social responsibility efforts.
Participants at a recent webinar hosted by the Science Societies warned that grant funding cuts and force reductions at USDA results in uncertainty, lost research and lost opportunities for young scientists. The future of independent research is potentially at risk too.
About 6,500 food and consumer safety inspectors at FSIS were covered by the terminated collective bargaining agreement and roughly 1,500 APHIS employees who inspect plants for pests and disease will be affected by a notice terminating their bargaining agreement, Reuters reports.