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Crawford Packaging, London, Ontario, is building a new warehouse and showroom in Essex, Ontario.
Federal agencies must work together to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among all Americans, according to a Produce Marketing Association-led industry task force.
What do you think is the hardest part about keeping COVID-19 under control among farmworkers and packing-house workers?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has barred Trinity Fresh Distribution from operating in the produce industry, with almost $4 million in unpaid shipments.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a web seminar on electronic filing requirements in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation has been chosen as the recipient of FLM Harvest’s 2020 Seed to Succeed pro bono program.
Aguigato LLC, McAllen, Texas, has satisfied a U.S. Department of Agriculture order for unpaid Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act claims.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned PK Produce Inc., Canton, Ohio, from doing business in the produce industry.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on five 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.
“Uncertainty” is one of the buzzwords of 2020, but trade show organizers and participants are planning as much as possible with ever-changing local guidelines.
We asked several company leaders and representatives to weigh in on their experience with the New York Produce Show in years past and the virtual version planned for Dec. 8-11. Here’s what they had to say.
After initial research in 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin the agency’s second-ever Local Food Marketing Practices Survey in December.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation opens an online auction of a Rears Powerblast Sprayer on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
As a challenging year draws to a close, the United Fresh Produce Association is asking members should look to the challenges of 2021 and support the organization’s charitable efforts.
Produce and specialty food distributor McCartney Produce, Paris, Tenn., has joined FreshEdge.
Fresh-cut produce, as with whole fresh produce commodities, will be eligible for agricultural exemptions that apply to the Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is expanding its annual 2020 convention with a full week of online events and networking opportunities.
Legendary Baking I LLC, trading as J. Horners, operating out of Nashville, Tenn., has posted a $400,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed three members to the Mushroom Council.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on five 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.
Catch up on what you missed at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo. Here’s the full video of Post-Election 2020 - Discussion of Political and Legislative Issues.
In a pick criticized by environmental groups but supported by produce advocates, president-elect Joe Biden has reportedly chosen former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to return to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
DMA Solutions announces the release of its annual Social Media planning and Produce Marketer’s event calendars to support marketing efforts for the produce industry in 2021.
NEW YORK — More than nine months in, the unpredictability of this pandemic-ridden market has become a smidge more predictable, according to speakers at the virtual New York Produce Show and Conference.
NEW YORK — The virtual New York Produce Show and Conference kicked off with a message from New York Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball, who addressed the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United Fresh Produce Association’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online in 2021.
Produce Marketing Association has announced that they will cap off this year’s Virtual Town Hall Series with a candid conversation featuring Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms and John Anderson of The Oppenheimer Group.
It’s estimated that U.S. farms lose an average of 20 percent of their forages to shrink.
It’s estimated that U.S. farms lose an average of 20 percent of their forages to shrink. It’s a big deal, so what can you do about it?