Industry
Paul Sellew shares how consumer demand continues to fuel expansion plans.
Helios AI has introduced a new forecasting solution that provides detailed price predictions for over 400 agricultural products, offering growers, buyers and retailers enhanced data for strategic decision-making.
With the termination, the department issued an antidumping duty order, resulting in duties of 17.09% on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico.
Launching Engagement 2.0, the program says these updates support suppliers and growers in adopting more responsible labor practices.
The “Big Beautiful Bill” includes a lot of wins for agriculture, and whatever is good for ag is good for fertilizer.
Nico Cabral, director of marketing for labor management software company FieldClock, discusses how simple efficiency tweaks through the use of technology can have a big impact on a farm’s bottom line.
A shrinking labor pool is already having an impact, and ag experts say it’s only going to get tougher.
While the 90-day review comes to an end on Monday, Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), and Texas Rep. Ryan Guillen, say leaving the Tomato Suspension Agreement will have stark consequences.
Protestors clashed with federal agents performing immigration enforcement raids in the agricultural areas of Southern California.
Karniel, Giumarra families form global grape breeding program with innovation, global growth at heart.
Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council and a co-chair of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, spoke with The Packer about the challenges and opportunities facing U.S. potato growers.
Specialty crops play a huge role in the economy of New York, though companies say there is much more that helps the state stand out.
Liz Miller, senior manager of community relations for food recovery organization Spoonfuls, says federal funding cuts have impacted partner organizations that Spoonfuls supports.
The company called the new offering the next generation of its Produce Pro Software for fresh produce businesses throughout the supply chain.
In a letter addressed to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, the organization asks the USDA to review allegations that farmworkers were coerced into signing union cards in exchange for grant money.
Alongside historic tax cuts, funding increases for farming programs, and deep cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, the specialty crop industry got most — but not all — of what it hoped for in a farm bill.
From SNAP benefit reform and fraud crackdown to the continuation of mass deportations with “no amnesty,” here’s how the USDA’s newly launched National Farm Security Action Plan may impact the fresh produce industry.
Washington and Oregon producers hope to avoid disruptions related to immigration enforcement.
As the nation celebrates blueberries this July, growers and marketers alike are embracing data-driven innovation and consumer trends to keep the beloved berry front and center.
With more than 65% of the crop exported, Robert Verloop, executive director and CEO of the California Walnut Board and the California Walnut Commission, talks about market opportunities.
USDA proposed major cuts to how it implements NEPA and the public can submit comments through July 30.
The company says, facing industry pressure, it would release its laser weeder under a dual licensing mode and is considering relocating the company to Australia.
The Wakefern Food Corp. supermarket cooperative has issued an open call to local farmers and growers for the gathering, which is to be held at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center.
Just north of the border, the Canadian produce powerhouse province tackles tariffs with diversification, labor issues with automation, and sustainability with technology.
The deal, according to President Trump, allows the U.S. “total access” to Vietnam’s markets with a zero tariff on U.S. products exported to Vietnam.
Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association, says the industry has 13 days to remind the Department of Commerce of the importance of remaining in the agreement.
The mushroom-focused subsidiary of The Giorgi Companies, Inc. acquired majority equity ownership in L.F. Lambert Spawn Co. to enhance supply chain security.
This new department will be effective immediately and will provide strategic oversight and resource management for immigration-related work and will coordinate with other relevant federal agencies.
At 912,000 acres planted in 2025, potato plantings were down 2% compared to last year with largest losses in Washington.
Designed to be a benchmark for future research, the university looked at the true cost of highbush production in the state.