Industry
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.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the multistate outbreak linked to field cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers that sickened 69 people is now over.
While 69% of farmers expect to transfer their operation to the next generation of family members, too many are misplacing their time and efforts, according to The Williams Group. The company offers 5 recommendations that can help farmers and other business owners course correct.
The Packer’s annual survey examining shopper purchasing behavior also shows that consumers are feeling the effects of inflation and higher grocery prices, which for some may present a barrier to purchase.
In a market that increasingly prefers vine-ripened and specialty tomatoes, termination of the Tomato Suspension Agreement would send prices skyrocketing, says Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
Tom Stenzel, executive director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance), shares why it’s important for the Tomato Suspension Agreement to remain.
Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer says she plans to work with other federal agencies to develop an emergency agency to process the backlog of H-2A applications.
GrubMarket says the addition of San Diego-based Coast Citrus Distributors, a tropical fruit distributor, aligns with its plans for growth in North America.
NatureSweet is praising the Texas governor’s signing of a resolution that encourages the U.S. Department of Commerce to renegotiate and modernize the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement rather than terminate it.
Robert Guenther, executive vice president for the Florida Tomato Exchange, sat down with The Packer to share why the agreement hurts American tomato growers.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the administration plans to announce some updates soon to make the guestworker program more efficient and easier to use.
Fifth-generation Washington farmer Tate Mathison and his father, Kyle Mathison, are bringing new meaning to the term “cherry picking.”