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Nearly 300 agricultural organizations called on U.S. Senate leaders to “develop and pass” legislation addressing agricultural labor reform.
Mastronardi Produce and Rhode Island Grows have broken ground on the construction of a 25-acre greenhouse in Exeter, Rhode Island – an effort to bring more high-flavor fresh fruits and vegetables to the region.
United Fresh Produce Association is offering the chance for produce companies to spotlight their products and services in its Reimagine Innovations program this summer.
Category Partners has announced the promotion of Jashon Newlun to the position of Senior Analyst.
From USDA: To our program partners, As the Farmers to Families Food Box Program comes to an end, we want to again thank you for your support and partnership in this effort.
The USDA announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains through the Build Back Better initiative.
While avocados have been around since before written history, the commercial export of the fruit to the U.S. is relatively new. Here’s a timeline of notable events in the U.S.-Peru avocado relationship.
Noting a slight decline in fresh segment revenue, Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers on June 8 reported results for the quarter ending April 30.
Cool temperatures may delay the start of field-grown vine-ripened Arkansas tomatoes until about June 10-15.
Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce expects stable onion volume compared with year-ago levels.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill 57 producer and importer member seats and one public member seat on the National Potato Promotion Board.
An examination of the burgeoning growth of indoor grown produce, and its impact on organically grown fruits and vegetables will be the topic of the first of four educational sessions at Organic Produce Summit 2021.
Potatoes USA announces nominations are now open for new Board Members for the 2022-2025 term.
The USDA announced an investment of up to $1 billion, including $500 million in American Rescue Plan funding, in The Emergency Food Assistance Program to support and expand the emergency food network.
The 2021 Michigan apple crop could resemble the 2020 version, said Don Armock, president of Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc., Sparta, Mich.
This fall, Kingsville, Ontario-based DelFrescoPure will be increasing their pre-existing cogeneration power system by 6.5 MW, for a total of 10+ MW across their facilities.
Smurfit Kappa Group, a paper-based packaging manufacturer with operations in Europe and the Americas, has acquired Cartones del Pacifico, a paper-based packaging company in Peru.
Stemilt will begin harvesting and packing Skylar Rae brand Tip Top cultivar cherries early next week so consumers across the country can enjoy the sweetest cherry you’ll ever eat.
Check out the video for a roundup of the big topics in produce this week with editor-in-chief Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle.
The Texas Department of Agriculture Marketing and International Trade Division and Jump with Jill present their latest collaboration in produce promotion – the Superpower Vegetables Danceable Music Video.
In view of ever-changing disease prevention guidance, effective communication during the COVID-19 pandemic was needed more than ever before.
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization, announced that the Walmart Foundation has awarded it a new one-year grant of $700,000.
The bi-annual Publix Produce for Kids cause-marketing campaign wrapped on June 16 with 12 produce partners providing 700,000 meals to the 32 Feeding America member food banks in the Publix market area.
GS1 US has published a new implementation guideline for the grocery and foodservice industries, advising how extended product data can be captured using Electronic Product Code-enabled/Radio Frequency Identification.
Tomachoc is the consumer brand of Top Seeds International, the global vegetable seed company that specializes in the development, production and distribution of innovative, high-quality hybrid varieties.
The United Fresh Start Foundation will host a “Back to School with Fruits and Veggies” Discussion Series the week of July 26-30.
The fresh produce industry should be prepared for the post-pandemic return of routine Food and Drug Administration inspections.
Prices for strawberries around the nation ranged from 98 cents to $6.99 per 1-pound clamshell on June 23, according to U.S. Marketing Services.
Restaurant food prices increased 0.6% in May and now are running 4% higher than a year ago, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says.
Some mushrooms are missing, and it’s the labor shortage’s fault.