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B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative is taking steps to show the organization’s commitment to apple growers during a challenging period of increasing inflation, labor shortages and supply chain challenges.
The Millen, Ga.-based Southeast Produce Council has announced its lineup of speakers for the upcoming Southern Innovations event on Sept. 22-24.
The ag-tech developer has partnered with Nogales, Ariz.-based Divine Flavor on its grape program.
To no one’s surprise, a study has found that obesity increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the Golden State already produces the lion’s share of the country’s lettuce and leafy greens volume, technology is creating new opportunities for growth.
A late May frost in Chilean citrus growing regions has diminished prospects for the 2022 citrus crop, the Chilean Citrus Committee reports.
Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado recently completed a major overhaul of the company’s Fallbrook packinghouse facility.
The grapefruit’s fall from the hallowed pedestal it enjoyed in the 1970s can’t be pinned on one single factor.
The USDA has announced that additional commodities and features are now available on the free USDA Market News App, according to a news release.
Through its ambitious remodel program, Target is on a mission to elevate the shopping experience in its produce departments and entire stores. See the before and after.
The EPA has approved an expanded label for shelf-life extender HarvestHold Fresh from Verdant Technologies.
The USDA will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to schools to support the purchase of American-grown foods for their meal programs.
The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of avocado (Persea americana) fruit for consumption from Panama.
The Oxnard, Calif.-based avocado grower, handler and distributer has announced the start of its Colombian Hass avocado season with supply available now through late spring of 2023.
The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh asparagus under a systems approach from Peru.
Following a failed vote in 2020, a producer vote on the future of the South Texas onion marketing order will occur from Sept. 1 to Oct. 3, the USDA reports.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the expansion of its SmartFresh Inbox in California with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s approval for a range of new crops.
The care and preparation needed to ensure produce makes it from the fields to your shelves in tip-top shape requires an intricate partnership between farmer and retailer.
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is inviting comments on plans to change the list of bioengineered foods.
The National Mango Board has debuted a collection of micro-documentaries that it says reveals new layers of the mango’s “epic journey” from farm to table.
Growing conditions in the Pacific Northwest were less than ideal this season. Nonetheless, onion producers in Washington and Oregon expect a good crop as harvest gets underway and onions head to storage.
Water is a non-negotiable requirement for crop production, and almost half of growers responding to The Packer’s 2022 Sustainability Insights Survey show concern about sufficient water for crop production.
High food costs are putting an unprecedented squeeze on consumers with limited income and the food banks that serve them.
ProducePay has partnered with the sustainability solutions company ALLCOT to create a carbon offset program developed specifically for growers of primary crops, according to a news release.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Westfalia Fruit anticipates a plentiful avocado supply to the U.S. market throughout the summer months, starting with National Avocado Day on July 31.
Imported asparagus is a year-round commodity that helps to feed America’s great appetite for this versatile vegetable.
Revol Greens is preparing for the opening of their largest facility to date, built in Temple, Texas.
California’s governor recently signed into law the country’s most sweeping, rigorous restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging. It will affect everyone from growers to grocers to consumers.
Colombian hass avocado fruit is available from Index Fresh and should become an increasingly viable option for foodservice operators, said Susie Rea, sales and business development at Index Fresh Inc., Riverside, Calif.