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The playing field for U.S. fruit growers and other businesses exporting to China remains titled against them, President Biden believes.
The Hass Avocado Board is partnering with AltaMed Health Services to offer communities in Southern California bilingual resources to help fight against type 2 diabetes.
USDA’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt today announced funding of $1.73 million for nine projects to improve the oversight capacity of the organic industry.
JBT Corporation announces European expansion with a brand new facility under its Diversified Food and Health group in Fortuna, Spain, a city in the country’s Murcia region.
The Center for Growing Talent by the PMA, in partnership with Frieda’s owners, awarded the winner of the Frieda Rapoport Caplan Women’s Fresh Perspectives Scholarship to Melanny Gomez Cruz of Four Seasons Produce.
The severe drought is contributing to what could be a decline in output for California citrus in 2021-22, industry leaders say.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and North American Blueberry Council have appointed Leslie Wada, Ph.D., RD, a longtime research consultant for the council, as senior director of nutrition and health research.
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Fresh Thyme Market has announced Jane Wilcox as the store director of the new store opening at City Foundry in St. Louis, Mo., later this year.
In September, the nine-member Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) elected four new officers to Board of Directors, serving a two-year term from 2021 through 2023.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out a new insurance option specifically for agricultural producers with small farms who sell locally.
The first two episodes of the new season of podcast Voices of the Valley, hosted by Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson are now available.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a Request for Applications (RFA) for the new Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program and encourages eligible entities to apply now for funds.
A new ultrasensitive detector harnesses light particles to spot the tiniest traces of pesticide or bacteria in minutes – 50 to 100 times quicker than existing technologies.
The U.S. Department of Labor on Oct. 4 announced the availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to support core standards to combat labor abuses by employers in Mexico’s tomato and chile pepper sectors.
The U.S. FDA published a study on the effectiveness of the GenomeTrakr Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Network, a tool that helps the FDA detect, investigate and limit the spread of foodborne illness outbreaks.
RLS Logistics recently welcomed Partners Alliance Cold Storage, Ontario, CA, as a warehouse partner and member of the RLS network of cold chain solutions providers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its climate adaptation and resilience plan describing how USDA will prepare for current and future impacts of climate change.
When it’s not Vidalia season, many sweet onion growers turn to Peru to satisfy their customers, and those customers should find a good crop from South American for fall 2021 and winter 2022.
GEM-Pack Berries LLC and Red Blossom Sales Inc. are combining forces.
Two new products from F&S Produce Co., Green Giant Fresh Stir-Fry Kits and Little Green Sprout’s Organic vegetables, offer even more ways to satisfy shoppers and boost category sales as well.
Bobalu Berries announced a new addition to their sales team as they continue to position the company on a growth track. Ryan Baird has joined the existing sales team led by Anthony Gallino, VP of Sales.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for FY 2019.
Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.
There were no dog days of summer this year for refrigerated trucks.
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have been awarded a $10 million grant by the USDA to find ways to sustain irrigated agriculture while improving groundwater quantity and quality.
The winter promotions at G&R Farms are focused on the Season of Giving, when retailers can take advantage of both the holiday promotional time period and also a higher likelihood consumers will feel charitable.
Higher trucking costs are one of the season’s biggest potholes for Idaho potato grower-shippers this season.
The flagship brand for Potandon Produce is Green Giant, and retailers can build displays with the full line of Green Giant Fresh branded Idaho potatoes to drives sales, said Dick Thomas, senior vice president of sales.
San Francisco-based Afresh Technologies and Portland, Ore.-based New Seasons Market have partnered to bring Afresh’s Fresh Operating System into select retail stores in the Pacific Northwest.