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Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted drugs in a strawberry shipment on April 29.
Following the success of the annual Spring Policy Summit, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas will be launching a new webinar series for 2021.
Members of the Eastern Produce Council gathered in New Jersey for the annual TopGolf event, sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. See who was there, and learn what they said.
After a year of distanced gatherings, Mom deserves the works this year!
Salinas Valley vegetable commodities that enjoyed more than a double-digit increase in shipments in 2020 included broccoli, cauliflower, celery hearts and iceberg lettuce.
No one saw COVID-19 coming, and the disruptions it has created in the produce industry were profound.
California’s Salinas Valley vegetable shippers had more than enough supply for the start of the deal this year.
A year ago, the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California established a first-of-its-kind housing program for farmworkers in the Salinas Valley who were exposed to COVID-19.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement board has endorsed new pre-harvest testing guidance in an effort to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks associated with leafy greens.
While the U.S. West Coast has long been dominant for organic demand, marketers surveyed by The Packer offered a diversity of answers about regions with above-trend growth in organic demand.
Reinforcing its focus on frozen cut vegetables and fruit, Monterey, Calif.-based Growers Express has opened a 24,000-square-foot frozen storage facility in San Luis, Ariz.
With an online survey, The Packer is gathering input on labor conditions produce grower-shippers are experiencing.
President Biden’s climate change policies are causing some wariness among growers, and many growers say they want any climate change and carbon credit system programs for agriculture to be voluntary and market-driven.
Here’s what we saw this week from the fresh produce industry on these five major social media platforms.
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has officially opened registration and hotel reservations for PMA Foodservice 2021 which will be held in Monterey, California from July 21-22.
Has the time finally arrived for immigration reform?
Already elevated truck rates will likely be pushed higher with the convergence of floral imports into south Florida for Mother’s Day demand.
Oppy has added to its team in North America with the hiring of Sergio Ruiz who will focus on building the supply of key items for the leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce from around the world.
The Fresh Produce & Floral Council’s 2021 Apprentice Class attended their first virtual session on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021.
Envy™ apples is joining the popular food and lifestyle media outlet Kitchn in celebrating the best of brunch this spring as part of Kitchn’s first-ever Brunch Fest virtual event.
Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, has unveiled its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots.
The Allen Lund Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Zach Anderson to the manager of the ALC Boise office which was acquired in February of 2021.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — How could a church win a potato display contest that’s normally awarded to a retailer?
With big growth in berry output but declines in stone fruit, there have been substantial changes in summer fruit production in California in 10 years.
The long wait to expand U.S. potato distribution and sales in Mexico may soon be over.
The American Families Plan includes critical tax reform to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes in order to finance essential investments in workers and families.
Farm Journal has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the assets of AgFax, a multi-eNewsletter company that primarily serves producers growing cotton, rice, peanuts and tree crops.
New set of GFSI benchmarking requirements will look to help ensure trust in food safety auditors and increase recognition of this vital role in securing safe food to people everywhere.
Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a new column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.
Fresh fruit prices increased 0.7% from February to March, and are now 5.6% higher than in March 2020, a new Food Price Outlook report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.