Industry
Record-breaking heat in the U.S. in 2021 endangered millions of workers exposed to heat illness and injury in both indoor and outdoor work environments.
A campaign refresh is debuting in stores this year for the Produce for Kids Publix fall cause marketing campaign that raises funds for local Feeding America® food banks.
The Women in Trucking Association (WIT) announced its fourth annual “Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation” list on Monday.
Inflation is still far from tamed, the newest data from the government show.
FarmboxRx, a first-of-its-kind nutrition program pioneering the ‘Food as Medicine’ movement within healthcare, announced it will be the first and only national online grocer to accept SNAP/EBT benefits.
Florida’s Port Manatee and Del Monte Fresh Produce NA Inc. have reached an agreement to keep the company’s fruit imports coming into seaport until at least 2026, with options through 2036.
Chief executives representing the new association being formed by the PMA and United Fresh, Cathy Burns and Tom Stenzel, will share an important update about the new organization on October 28, 2021.
Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement at the conclusion of their bilateral meeting in Ames, Iowa.
Copefrut signed a contract to commit to 100% clean energy supplies and renewable sources with Enel Generación.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers announced the company will discontinue its Renaissance Food Group’s food processing operations at its Green Cove Springs, Fla., facility by mid-to-late November this year.
UPDATED: Effective Oct. 21, U.S. Customs officers at ports of entry will detain fresh tomatoes produced by the farm Agropecuarios Tom S.A. de C.V., and Horticola S.A de C.V., according to a statement from the agency.
Wholesum, Fair Trade Certified growers and shippers of organic fresh produce is proud to announce the completion of a major expansion at its distribution center in Nogales, Arizona.
Bobalu was recently honored by receiving two separate industry awards.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is accepting applications for the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program first announced on Sept. 7, 2021.
Hantsport, Nova Scotia-based CKF Inc. has announced investments to substantially increase its thermoformed molded fiber production capacity.
Tasteful Selections and RPE, its exclusive sales and marketing partner since Tasteful Selections planted its first potato in 2010, announced on Nov. 10 the formation of a new entity, Tasteful Partners.
In time for winter production, Sollum Technologies has completed the expansion of its smart LED lighting solution at Allegro Acres, a greenhouse pepper farm in Kingsville, Ontario.
United Fresh Produce Association and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) are pleased to announce the release of the Second Edition of the USA/Canada Labeling Guide.
Honored for the first time in 2020, the leading grower, The Oppenheimer Group (Oppy) was selected as one of Canada’s Top Employers for the second year in a row.
The USDA announced that OM Vegetable Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $17,518 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The USDA announced that David Lopez, doing business as Texas Best Produce, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $47,880 issued under the PACA involving unpaid produce transactions.
The ISDA announced that Fuentes Farms LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,200 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the PACA.
Nearly 2 in 10 consumers polled by The Packer this year say the biggest influence on their produce purchasing decisions is the type of packaging used.
Long-term government help to deliver more water to California growers is on its way.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) celebrated its 52nd Nogales Produce Convention and Golf Tournament on November 4th -6th at the historic Tubac Golf Resort and Spa.
Caesar DiCrecchio was sentenced to spend 10-plus years in prison, three years of supervised release and pay $8 million in restitution for defrauding the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market of more than $7.8 million.
Lori Taylor and THE PRODUCE MOMS® continue to promote the messages and missions of the produce industry.
The way the government calculates the H-2A program’s wage rate is changing, but perhaps for the worse for growers.
Totam Seeds has recently announced the launch of its new website with updated product pages and a clean and modern design.