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ORLANDO, Fla. — Looking at lessons from other industries, a panel of experts addressed the Fresh Summit Forum for the Future session on the potential for technology to create opportunities for the fresh produce.
Calling the legislation a big win for fresh produce interests, industry advocates celebrated the signing of the farm bill by President Trump Dec. 20.
In its search for answers in the E. coli foodborne illness outbreak linked to romaine, the Food and Drug Administration put a tighter focus on Adam Bros. Farm in mid-December.
On one of my first trips to Chile, I will never forget driving up to a farm and asking the grower who was with me what the meaning of a large sign posted next to the gate entrance was.
An indoor farm in Brooklyn, N.Y., wants to do its part to restore consumer confidence in greens.
Starting Jan. 1, the Wonderful Company, Los Angeles, Calif., said it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour for full-time California employees.
Auburn Hills, Mich.-based SFL Companies has been named among the 2018 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers by the Food Logistics publication.
Drawing praise from some quarters and criticism from others, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the disclosure standard for bioengineered foods.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Dec. 21 outlined what functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture remain available during the government shutdown.
The FDA has named Adam Bros. Farm in Santa Barbara County as one potential source of the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine — but it cautions that the finding does not explain all the illnesses in the outbreak.
Wholesaler Pete Pappas & Sons Inc., Jessup, Md., has hired Jeremy Galfield as director of national accounts.
The Santa Barbara County, Calif., farm named by the Food and Drug Administration as a source of E. coli in an outbreak linked to romaine has recalled red and green leaf lettuce and cauliflower.
Slovenia-based NiceLabel has been named as one of the FL 100+, Food Logistics magazine’s annual list of the top 100-plus software and technology providers for the food and beverage industry.
Tefen, Israel-based StePac L.A. Ltd. has new packaging that promises better freshness and appearance for long-distance shipments of bulk blueberries.
Imports of mangoes and papayas have shown strong growth over the past decade.
Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Southern Specialties has partnered with national nonprofit Brighter Bites to provide two varieties of produce each week to the organization’s Southwest Florida program.
Bakersfield, Cali.-based Arable Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of three irrigation companies.
The Washington Apple Commission has two new members.
The farm bill is in the hands of President Trump, following the Senate and House approval of the legislation, widely praised by groups representing fresh produce growers and marketers.
Continuing a holiday tradition that started in 1982, Dave Haun was on hand at the Salvation Army in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 12, watching as a full load of potatoes were moved from a semi tractor-trailer.
The Food and Drug Administration has released results of hot pepper and avocado pathogen testing under a program that shines a spotlight on select fruits and vegetables to examine possible food safety issues.
Wayne Mininger, who has led the National Onion Association for 33 years, is retiring, and Greg Yielding has been selected as the association’s new executive vice president.
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher said the New Jersey Agricultural Society, Bushels of Blessings and the Foodshed Alliance will share a $100,000 Gleaning Support Grant.
If 2019 is anything like 2018, the fresh produce industry will see many familiar challenges.
Fresh Express, NatureSweet and Litehouse — three companies representing salad ingredients — are joining for a retail promotion to highlight how consumers can combine them for salad creations.
Tasked with shifting food safety oversight from a reactive to proactive role, the Food and Drug Administration has released a plan on methods to stop unsafe food from being imported into the U.S.
Doug Bohr is the new executive director at the Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on five businesses for failure to pay after receiving sanctions under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Back by popular demand, author Dave Mitchell will speak at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo.
CKF Produce Corp., New York, faces a possible ban from the industry for up to three years under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.