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Kids’ Food Basket aims to feed children living at or near the poverty level with critical evening meals to make sure kids are performing at their highest academic ability.
Take a listen to our latest podcast episode, this time on fall retail expectations.
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces their VERYX® 2.0 line of digital sorters at Pack Expo Las Vegas, booth #C-4225.
The multi-month normalization of grocery shopping patterns came to a halt in August.
The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its fourth “Facts, Not Fear” Produce Safety Media Tour for registered dietitians, health and nutrition writers and bloggers featuring crops in the Pacific Northwest.
Pure Green Farms, the Midwest hydroponic greenhouse, announced that Cincinnati-based LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria will be offering Pure Green Farms Baby Green Leaf lettuce on its menu beginning today.
Taylor Farms announced the appointment of Joe Pezzini to the position of Senior Director of Agricultural Operations, effective October 11th, 2021.
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined in September, down 14 points to a reading of 124.
For the first time in over a year, many students will be back in school buildings, navigating a new normal.
Kubota Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. have invested in U.S. startup Advanced Farm Technologies.
The PMA has announced that an Online Fresh Ideas Showcase, where companies can share their innovative products and services, will be available for buyers to see the newest flavors and solutions.
Family-owned and operated since 1925, Canadian Fruit & Produce Company has played an important role in providing their community with the best quality products at exceptionally low prices; all year round.
For Delano, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus, the California mandarin season kicks off in November when Wonderful Halos return to stores, said Dave Rooke, senior vice president of sales.
Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of its upcoming virtual Grape Quality Summit.
With the harvest of the 2021 crop, American Pistachio Growers has set the details of a virtual harvest tour and a live chef cook-along to showcase pistachios as a versatile, nutritious and healthy ingredient.
California citrus production will take a step back in the 2021-22 season, government reports indicate.
Watch an interview by The Packer’s editor Tom Karst and retail editor Amy Sowder with Paul Lightfoot, founder of BrightFarms and the CEA Food Safety Coalition on what he calls “negative foods.”
Equitable Food Initiative announces the formation of its leadership team advisory group as a standing committee of EFI’s board of directors.
While the majority of fresh produce is bought in-store, online shopping carts are filling up with more and more fresh produce too, but there’s a lot of room for improvement.
This October marks not only the start of Starr Ranch Growers Harvest Season but also brings the announcement of the retirement of long time Director of Marketing, Scott Marboe.
Dwight Ferguson will be the last Produce Marketing Association chairman — ever.
Meal kits are growing in popularity, with national sales predicted to increase from $4.6 billion in 2017 to $11.6 billion in 2022.
Los Angeles-based Pom Wonderful, part of The Wondeful Co., launched a social media contest to support local bars impacted by COVID-19 pandemic closures.
With the help of an experienced North American banana industry leader, the Ecuadorian banana company Favorita is looking to expand in the U.S. market.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin have entered into domestic mutual reliance agreements with the agency.
The current drought in California is forcing growers to take a hard look at their permanent plantings such as citrus trees, says Matt Dusi, analyst for Wells Fargo Commercial Banking.
For the California citrus industry, COVID-19 and the severe Western drought have resulted in staggering increases in farming and production costs for growers.
To learn more about what D’Arrigo CA is doing to advance breast cancer research tune in on Thursday, October 14th at 11:30am PST to be part of a Zoom webinar to hear directly from BCRF experts.
Morning Kiss Organic and parent company Arrowfarms are committed to finding sustainable packaging options and reducing the amount of plastic that sits in landfills.
In this episode, Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of Produce for a Better Health, speaks about shifting the focus beyond produce sales to consumption.