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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three businesses, pulling their Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act licenses, for violating the PACA.
Acosta Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has posted a $100,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Bobalu Berries plans to launch a new website — bobaluberries.com — in early August, said Cindy Jewell, who handles marketing for the company.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation replaced its annual scholarship luncheon with a scholarship celebration film.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, e-newsletters—coupled with the traditional formats of print, television, and in-store displays, the number of marketing opportunities to drive consumers...
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem to have hurt sales of organic produce.
Consumers seem to have an affinity for organic avocados, and suppliers are doing their best to keep the organic pipeline flowing.
A successful package-recycling program is a numbers game, according to Jeff Brandenburg, president and primary consultant for the Greenfield, Mass.-based JSB Group LLC and QFresh Lab in Salinas, Calif.
Seven years ago, when Steve Wright signed on with Shenandoah Growers Inc., a Rockingham, Va.-based herb grower, about 20% of the company’s products were organically grown and 80% were conventional.
Michigan’s apple harvest is set to begin on time, with early varieties, including Paula red and ginger gold, starting in late August.
Tree-ripened peaches from California’s San Joaquin Valley were shipped by air to four Gelson’s stores in the Los Angeles region, and the experiment was hailed as a success.
In certain areas of Quebec, crops thrive in that special mucky, black soil that many upstate New York growers enjoy.
The trend in packaging for the produce industry early this year was toward eliminating single-use plastic or even doing away with packaging altogether, merchandising fruits and vegetables loose in bulk displays.
Mushrooms and the concept of sustainability seem to go hand in hand.
Salsa joins the list of recalled food caught up in a nationwide advisory on onions because of an outbreak of Salmonella Newport.
Organic fraud and traceability techniques are the focus of two new courses offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Organic Integrity Learning Center.
Fresh Innovations LLC has opened two new facilities and plans to launch a new, innovative product in the fall, said Jay Alley, vice president of sales.
To-Jo Mushrooms, Avondale, Pa., offers a full range of mushroom varieties, said Kevin Delaney, vice president of sales and marketing.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people not to eat Alfalfa & Radish Micro-greens from Sunsprout after a routine test found the presence of salmonella.
More than 30 produce industry organizations are asking Congress for more resources for growers to protect their workforce against COVID-19.
U.S. and Canadian mushroom supplies were starting to inch back up in midsummer after growers curtailed planting in response to a precipitous drop in sales when COVID-19 hit in March.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act licenses of three companies.
Keenes, Il-based Frey Farms is rebranding its entire line from Frey Farms to Sarah’s Homegrown by Frey Farms.
The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into an outbreak of cyclospora infection from Fresh Express garden salads led the agency to Florida, where the parasite was found in a canal.
House Agricultural Subcommittee leaders and 46 other Democratic members of Congress are raising alarms about a plan to include a letter from President Trump in Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
(UPDATED) Companies continue to find ways to help families during the pandemic across the country, from donations of fruits and vegetables to service helping agencies feed people.
CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., has boosted its marketing capacity in recent years, adding more than four million boxes of fruit.
Jazz apples are being featured in a new campaign, Bring On the Snack, to motivate consumers to snack healthfully.
ProPacific Fresh, Durham, Calif., has been awarded a $135 million contract by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to supply fresh fruits and vegetables.