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The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has awarded a grant for trials of early spring, high-tunnel miniature cabbages and sprouting broccoli crops.
Keene, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers, which supplies more than 7,700 stores across the U.S., has agreed to acquire Sheboygan, Wis.-based Piggly Wiggly Midwest.
There were more shake-ups on PMG the second week of July, with cucumbers moving up to No. 1 and beans climbing from No. 6 the previous week to No. 2.
Alsum Farms & Produce grower partner, Trembling Prairie Farms Inc. will be harvesting new crop Wisconsin celery starting next week with the season expected to go through the first week of October.
The USDA warns members of the produce industry to beware of a fraudulent “phishing” scam where criminals have been sending fraudulent email messages using the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division name.
The USDA announced it will conduct a referendum for eligible domestic producers and importers of highbush blueberries on whether to continue the Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information Order.
The USDA announced that Family Fruit 2 Inc., satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $47,025 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
CA, First Quality distributes to hotels, restaurants, school districts, casinos, and many more. After nearly 32 years with their famous tomato logo, they are excited to reveal a new and fresh look.
In “Farm Fresh,” a series of videos released today on YouTube by Western Growers, we celebrate the extraordinary skills and ingenuity of the farmers and farmworkers who work to bring food to America’s tables.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a solicitation for 436,000 cartons of mixed fresh produce for the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms has voluntarily recalled certain organic and conventional carrot products because they may have been contaminated with salmonella.
The color yellow is often associated with happiness, optimism creativity, and sunshine, which is why it’s no surprise that one of the Pantone 2021 colors of the year is a soft shade of yellow called “Illuminating.”
The 2020 – 2021 Texas 1015 Sweet Onion (TX1015) marketing campaign has wrapped up for the season.
Satur Farms, in the North Fork of Long Island, has many sustainability practices established, plus new projects in progress, said Paulette Satur, founder and CEO.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $21 million to provide broadband internet service in rural areas in New York without sufficient access.
The USDA has announced that it has upgraded its Agricultural Transportation Open Data Platform with new datasets and dashboards on rail, truck, barge and ocean vessels.
By volume, U.S. imports of Peruvian asparagus in 2020 totaled 93,652 metric tons, up 2.6% compared with 91,266 metric tons in 2019 and up 7% from 2010.
Sales of Hass avocados kicked off the new year with four-year record highs through first quarter key holidays, including the Big Game, Valentine’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Southern Produce Distributors Inc. (SPD), Faison, N.C., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
An unprecedented run of triple-digit heat has stressed and diminished the Northwest tree fruit crops, but the full extent of damage is not yet known.
This week on social media, we found cool robots, a foodservice winner, tips to keep figs fresh, job advice and an orange cake that makes our childhood selves give a wide, sticky grin.
It’s National Peach Month! Celebrate with Jersey Fresh peaches.
Gain firsthand knowledge from produce-industry experts discussions about plastic packaging recycling solutions at this free in-depth packaging webinar Aug 24 at 1 pm PDT.
Smurfit Kappa, a global leader in paper-based packaging solutions, was awarded in the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition, an event that recognizes the most innovative packaging designs of the year in the U.S.
Fortune Growers and ec2ce, an agriculture technology company based in Spain, have announced their collaboration to deploy advanced predictive analytics in the broccoli sector in Mexico.
Disaster and drought relief is coming to growers, but there is a hitch.
A national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers, ranchers, water providers, businesses and communities stressed the importance of Senate passage of bipartisan Infrastructure legislation.
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization, announced a two-year grant from the California Workforce Development Board awarded in with Measure to Improve, LLC.
iUNU (“you knew”) is an agricultural machine vision company headquartered in Seattle, with satellite offices in California, Florida, and Toronto as well.
Mona, Utah-based Houweling US Holdings, Inc. is launching the Longvine Growing Co as the company rebrands and resets for the next evolution of company growth.