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U.S. trade leaders reveal a strategy to turn diplomatic friction into market share by navigating Japanese trade and expanding Mexico’s $134 million fresh market.
The National Advertising Division has recommended that Lidl US modify or discontinue its “exact same basket” and percentage-based price comparison claims following a challenge by Ahold Delhaize USA regarding the accuracy of those savings assertions.
Growers of both Walla Walla sweet onions and Vidalia onions are being asked to weigh in on continuing their crop’s federal marketing orders.
Updates to InteliCool include using AI and machine learning to passively track and control temperatures in tunnels, tubes or MAC systems with efficiency gains of up to 33%.
The new 2025-2030 guide emphasizes “real food” in the form of meat, dairy and fresh produce, but it also has implications for SNAP and retailers.
Leveraging new research on gut health and younger demographics, a grassroots initiative seeks to boost grower profitability and secure the future of the category.
Decades of research and modern technology allow the produce industry to provide crisp, high-quality domestic fruit year-round while significantly reducing food waste.
After years of unsustainable labor costs the industry welcomes an interim final rule that offers immediate financial relief and a path toward long-term stability.
Netafim North America’s Melissa Lilze talks the top five trends that will impact irrigators in the coming year.
As H-2A costs climb toward $30 an hour, Western Growers’ Walt Duflock warns that half of California’s farmers could disappear by 2052 without a revolution in harvest tech.
The Packer’s Jill Dutton’s urban farming series took us across the country to explore the pioneers reclaiming land for the sake of fresh fruits and vegetables, while our vertical farming and greenhouse coverage examined other ways of growing food closer to the consumer.
The Packer’s 2025 labor coverage kicked off with Christina Herrick’s labor series, and there was much more to read.
The threat of raids on agricultural operations hit hard during the summer of 2025, and it will likely continue in 2026.
With President Donald Trump back in office in 2025, the wax and wane of tariffs and threats of tariffs kept the produce industry on its toes this year.
Some key political moves at USDA and nationwide had big impacts on produce-providing programs like SNAP and WIC in 2025.
Google Trends data shows a reliable spike every January for topics tied to healthier eating. This year, rather than limitations and restrictive eating, consumers are seeking ways to add to their health and wellness, which often includes eating more plants.
The nonprofit workforce development and certification organization says millions in worker bonuses, expanded trainings and new board members strengthened its impact across the fresh produce industry.
A recent webinar explores how a tight labor market reduces domestic production and ultimately puts upward pressure on food pricing.
The end of the Tomato Suspension Agreement was just one of several commodity-specific trade battles in 2025’s overall trade wars.
After months of stepped-up English proficiency enforcement for truck drivers, effects appear mild for the fresh produce industry, but there are things to look for in the year ahead.
South Texas farmer Brian Jones says years of missed water deliveries from Mexico have cut his planted acres in half, forcing tough planting decisions as a new agreement brings both hope and skepticism.
Water will always be a big topic for produce and ag in general, but 2025 saw some big milestones in water news.
In a letter to the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture Committees, the caucus calls for the immediate release of the $1 billion in USDA Farmer Bridge Assistance Program aid earmarked for specialty crop producers.
Taylor Farms aims to revolutionize fresh food discovery by becoming one of the first brands to use a new native e-commerce partnership between TikTok and Instacart.
With a new strategic hub in Wisconsin alongside new facilities in Spain and Germany, the company is transitioning to a direct-service model to provide enhanced technical support and precision cutting solutions.
Just the russet variety of potatoes alone are looking at $500 million in losses this year, says National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles.
The most recent “Minute,” or amendment, to the 1944 Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico was just signed, but what even are Minutes in the context of the water treaty?
Following the threat of added tariffs, Mexico has agreed to send 202,000 acre-feet to Texas starting Dec. 15, but it’s unclear where this water will come from, as is how useful it will be to Texas growers.
FDP Group, which distributes organic and conventional produce, says the addition of UNFI Canada Produce division will broaden its selection of produce and strengthen its position in the organic market.
The company recently announced the EPA registration of its new Plinazolin technology, which is now a part of three products labeled for use in specialty crops.