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The four-person leadership team are part of the company’s efforts to better serve partners and lead in the fresh carrot category, the company said.
A full lineup of Butter Golds, Butter Reds and Butter Russets, which feature a naturally buttery, creamy interior, will be available from coast to coast.
The company said the move is part of its effort to pursue long-term strategies and drive growth and transformation.
Current president and CEO Lee E. Cole will retire Dec. 8 and be succeeded by board member B. John Lindeman.
The company praised him as someone who can turn “ambitious technology into commercially successful global businesses.”
The global provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh foods says its newly launched IFCO Digital, featuring a Tracking-as-a-Service solution, marks a key milestone in its digital transformation.
As U.S. demand for avocados continues to climb, leading suppliers from Mexico are responding with expanded marketing and strategies to ensure consistent supply and quality year-round.
The court’s action allows the administration for now to continue withholding about $4 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps.
With Congress passing another extension, some economists suggest a new reality may be setting in: the era of comprehensive Farm Bills could be ending, replaced by a piecemeal approach in Washington.
The company offers new ways to incorporate potatoes and sweet potatoes into holiday dishes.
With eyes on prices and the threat of huanglongbing, reasons for optimism remain for the industry.
The Trump administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that it continues to seek a halt of a judge’s order to fully fund the benefits unless there was an end to the government shutdown.
Five new ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties offer growers options in Canada and the U.S.
Exports are on the rise and the Idaho Potato Commission is pursuing an extensive number of international markets.
At a fiery Senate hearing, farmers and lawmakers call out corporate consolidation for driving up input costs, while industry leaders insist global geopolitics, not greed, are to blame.
In collaboration with Healthy Family Project, the campaign highlights “better-for-you brands” and the power of community support.
Consolidation of Texas distribution adds to the company’s efforts to realign its supply chain.
The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt Thursday’s decision by a Rhode Island judge requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend $4 billion set aside for other purposes to ensure Americans receive full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits.
With some harvest underway and more to come, growers see promising signs from the field.
In a memo signed by Patrick Penn, deputy under secretary of the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA said FNS would complete the processes necessary to make funds available to support subsequent transmittal of full issuance files to EBT processors Nov. 7.
During the government shutdown, For Farmers Movement founder Dana DiPrima says the suspension of SNAP benefits is rippling through rural communities, hurting small and mid-sized farmers already struggling to stay afloat.
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s Purple Plow project challenges school kids to design irrigation systems using gravity.
Department of Justice in a filing on Friday says judges have no power to appropriate or spend federal money.
Nourishing our Neighbors grants and gift cards will assist food banks in meeting increased need from families within the retailer’s 10-state operating area.
The company has collaborated with Aerobotics, which specializes in orchard and packhouse analytics, and Neolithics, which specializes in AI-powered quality inspection, to expand its FreshCloud digital ecosystem.
Ideal conditions have yielded plenty of optimism from the field.
Baldor Specialty Foods credits him with being the first to bring now-common items like endive and French shallots to the U.S.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the new guidelines will change the food culture in this country.
Here’s what the four ballot measures, which received strong support at the polls, will mean for each state.
Its latest platform is designed to digitize and optimize one of the most challenging jobs in grocery: fresh distribution center buying.
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