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In the new Disney film “Encanto”, the cheerful Madrigal family from Colombia experiences a truly fortunate adventure.
With younger consumers driving growth, the organic produce sector will likely experience 5% to 10% growth in sales dollars in 2022, according to Mike Mauti, managing partner of Canada-based Execulytics Consulting.
Maine potato growers experienced a down production year in 2020. Way down.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and United States Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack jointly issue a statement on transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture.
Supplies of Peruvian asparagus should be plentiful for festive holiday meals, and importers say quality should be good.
I was in the Midwest and decided I wanted to do greenhouse research. I was studying crop protection for corn and soybeans.
Higher input costs and labor shortages have dented the bottom line for Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce, the company reported Nov. 3 in its quarterly earnings update.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the PACA.
As consumers emerge from the pandemic, they are considering ways to put a new twist on their traditional recipes this holiday season, especially when it comes to dessert.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job.
Pier-C Produce Inc. of Leamington, Ontario Canada is voluntarily recalling Mexican Origin, whole 2 lb White Onions supplied from Keeler Family Farms and sold as Pier-C 2lb white onions of Mexican origin.
Gold Coast Packing Inc., has hired Robb Bertels as its new Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Nov. 4 marked the first day of Cosmic Crisp® apple packing for the 2021-2022 season.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, calling for federal action to address continued unfair foreign trade practices.
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of garden salad due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
Produce associations have released a joint statement calling for urgent government action to address significant ongoing supply chain disruptions.
Albert P. Keck II, President of Hadley Date Gardens, Inc., will serve as the Western Growers Chairman of the Board of Directors for a one-year term.
California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson today applauded members of Congress for passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, hailing its crucial benefits for California’s agricultural communities.
The blueberry industry’s national research and promotion program has been okayed for another five years.
November will mark an important month for Nogales, Ariz.-based grower-shipper Divine Flavor as the company transitions its organic programs from Baja to central Mexico.
Retailers will have plenty of opportunity to boost pear categories during the month of December thanks to National Pear Month.
During the first quarter of Potatoes USA’s Marketing Year 2022 (July - September 2021), potato sales decreased in dollars by 1.1% and in volume by 5.7% compared to the same period in 2020.
Miami, Fla.-based Ecoripe Tropicals is expecting steady supplies of organic ginger, said company president Marc Holbik.
Cardboard clamshells are new for tomato grower Long Wind Farm, East Thetford, Vt.
“I am disappointed that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) on a vaccine mandate for larger employers fails to adopt several commonsense accommodations....”
I needed a job and I ended up migrating to the produce department. Little did I know that my first task of wrapping cases of Andy Boy iceberg lettuce would turn into a lifelong passion of produce and merchandising.
“Western fresh produce growers and indeed farmers throughout the West have reason to celebrate passage of this bipartisan infrastructure bill.
“This is a transformative, historic investment for America as President Biden delivers on his promise to rebuild the physical infrastructure of our country...”
A strong, high-quality potato crop should put the Maine Famers Exchange and its customers in a good position this year, said Bob Davis, vice president of the Presque Isle, Maine-based company.
A course educating farmers market managers, vendors, and consumers about how to identify potentially mislabeled and misrepresented organic products is being offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.