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The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is making available a web seminar about farmworker vaccinations.
Most consumers are much more worried about food safety in meat products than they are concerned about fruit and vegetable safety.
Mark your calendars, Viva Fresh, presented by the Texas International Produce Association, begins March 26 in Dallas, Texas.
The House of Representatives on March 18 passed H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act by a 247-174 vote.
Did you know, West Coast Produce Expo has a special hosted buyer program?
The long-awaited Vidalia onion season will arrive in mid-April.
Online grocery sales in the U.S. declined 14% in February as fewer consumers – particularly those 60 and older – used grocery pickup, delivery and ship-to-home services.
The latest FreshFacts on Retail report from the United Fresh Produce Association shows that the value-added segment continues to create big value for the produce industry.
With about 2,000 acres of commercial peaches, Florida isn’t a major player in domestic peach production.
Mangoes will be available to promote leading up to Cinco de Mayo, grower-shippers say.
The International Trade Administration is hosting two web seminars on the 2019 suspension agreement on fresh tomatoes from Mexico.
The New York apple industry voted to continue the Apple Research and Development program, administered by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
Before the pandemic, women in the workforce were thriving. After, is what United Fresh calls the “she-cession.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a Federal Register Notice requesting public input on a climate-smart agriculture and forestry strategy.
California organic avocados have a strong presence at retail that runs above the category trend.
The banana is still the top ... well, banana.
Shippers say California cherry crop prospects are bright for 2021 and no gap is expected between California and Northwest crops at the end of the deal.
Walmart U.S. has announced new pollinator commitments that the company said will further its efforts to help reverse nature loss and ultimately bring it closer to meeting nature-related goals.
Stockton, Calif.-based Coastal Pacific Food Distributors Inc. was awarded a $32.6 million contract to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to commissaries in Japan.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has announced $169.9 million in funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
California Giant Berry Farms elevates their investment to the foodservice industry by introducing a new Foodservice Edition of The Buzz Newsletter.
New York-based Square Roots has announced its newest indoor farm in Grand Rapids, Mich.
A Leamington, Ontario, company is trying a new way to recoup losses of perfectly delicious and nutritious produce that’s just not pretty enough to pass inspection by the quality control team.
Importers and marketers of Chilean citrus can expect a 6% increase in volume for the 2021 season, according to an initial forecast by the Chilean Citrus Committee.
Soledad, Calif.-based Braga Fresh has promoted Heather Fuller to vice president of sales.
Hailey, Idaho-based ProSource Produce, a shipper of fresh potatoes and onions, has introduced new Idaho russet packaging as part of an overall company growth and development strategy.
Imagine a world where perfectly ripe avocados are no longer the unicorn, but the new standard.
Jazz Apples partners with DreamWorks Animation’s new film Spirit Untamed to promote healthy snacking
JAZZ™ apples are joining an epic adventure thanks to an exclusive new partnership with the highly anticipated new DreamWorks Animation film, Spirit Untamed.
Retail promotions for Mexican grapes shouldn’t start too early but should not lag when the time comes, marketers say.
Retailers can plan for another successful season with the leader in kiwifruit as Zespri begins shipping its fruit in mid-May.