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The first apple to be commercially released from the Hot Climate Program is receiving rave reviews from growers in Italy, France and the UK, after a series of evaluations in 2020.
There could be a new way to treat tomatoes after harvest that increases their nutritional value and makes them redder than ever for retailers and consumers.
The Southeast Produce Council’s newest platform, the Virtual Garden, hosted a live cooking program where industry members could attend and chat.
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., a global blueberry breeding and nursery company, has announced that Tom Blaser has joined its professional board of directors.
The Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement welcomes Kevin Watson as its new LGMA compliance officer. In this role he will help to implement the program’s comprehensive, science-based, food safety standards.
The ITC heard hours of testimony on whether imported blueberries harm the livelihoods of domestic growers, with dozens of stakeholders on either side sparring over what affects prices in the U.S. blueberry market.
Nature Fresh Farms pledges to reduce freight transportation-related emissions by becoming a member of SmartWay.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Assistance Program to remain available to eligible producers until all allocated funds are depleted.
The FPFC’s Apprentice Program is a member benefit providing education, experience and networking to anyone looking to build leadership skills, develop contacts and learn more about the produce and floral supply chain.
Organic produce trade organizations seem optimistic about the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden and his appointment of Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture.
For United Kingdom and European produce traders, the apple cart has not been upset after all.
Winter is here, and given the social restrictions necessitated by the global pandemic, some would say it is the winter of all winters.
SFL Companies, a full-service supply chain management and logistics firm focused on technology driven freight management, is celebrating their 10th anniversary of being in business.
With billions of dollars at stake, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas commends lawmakers for raising concerns with the Trump Administration’s Section 201 investigation on imported blueberries.
Coming off a 2020 characterized by national demand and record sales, Edible Garden, Belvidere, N.J., announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase a facility in Piqua, OH.
2020 was a year full of uncertainty and unprecedented times but the Allen Lund Company continued with good deeds and acts of kindness for its fifth year.
Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. is transitioning to eco-friendly containerships, and the first shipments of fruit in the energy-efficient vessels recently arrived at Port Manatee, Palmetto, Fla.
Vertical farming company Plenty, South San Francisco, has added former Impossible Foods vice president of sales Dana Worth as senior vice president of commercial.
The American Grown campaign, established in the wake of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is encouraging U.S. growers to tell their stories.
The Organic Trade Association’s Megan DeBates and Grimmway’s Ben Diesl will discuss policy issues relevant to produce Jan. 28 at the Global Organic Produce Expo.
The drought affecting Chile since 2010 has led the government to take emergency measures in order to help farmers and ranchers.
Fresh apple inventories on Jan. 1 were down 13% compared with the same time a year ago, according to the latest U.S. Apple Association Market News report.
Dallas-based DMA Solutions has set discussion topics and dates for the company’s Marketing Matters web seminars in January and February.
Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet, Vero Beach, Fla., has hired Amy Gates as vice president.
Stemilt’s marketing director Brianna Shales and communications manager, Katie Harmon, start 2021 by analyzing the last 12 weeks of Nielsen retail scan data during Stemilt’s Fast Facts: The Cast video analysis.
A national coalition of over 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts urged President-elect Joe Biden and congressional leadership today to address aging Western water infrastructure.
Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission on the urgent issue of unfair foreign trade devastating Florida’s and America’s domestic produce industry.
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Tacoma, Wash.-based Cierto, a recruiter of H-2A workers for U.S. growers, has received an $800,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation.
GrubMarket has acquired domestic and imported fruit marketer Bengard Marketing Inc.