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Two decades after the USDA published its final organic farming rules, the industry has experienced tremendous growth.
Natural Grocers and its team of nutritional health coaches are kicking off the new year with “21 Days to a Healthier You,” a free three-class series from Jan. 22 to Feb. 11.
The event hosted by Yakima, Wash.-based FirstFruits Farms aims to raise the apple’s profile through retailer promotions and social media posts.
Onion industry veteran Jared Gutierrez is now president of the National Onion Association after serving the last two years as first vice president for the organization.
The company has promoted Nicole Gordy, who had served as director of business analytics. Gordy succeeds Steve Clement, who becomes CEO of PNW Tree Fruit, which owns Sage Fruit packers and 6,000 acres of orchards.
The alliance brings together global stakeholders to engage with regulators and governments around the world to encourage the adoption of a holistic and harmonized approach to food packaging regulation.
Sunkist Growers offers an ample supply of its year-round conventional and organic citrus in the winter months, but there is more.
The Idaho Potato Commission’s annual retail display contest will award three grand prize winners a Traeger Meat Smoker and complete smoking kit.
The company says it has introduced a unified visual identity and eco-friendly packaging in a global refresh.
AgroFresh experts will be available at Fruit Logistica in Berlin to discuss technologies that help reduce food waste and extend fruit quality.
As consumer demand for sustainable packaging increases, companies like Emerald Packaging find innovative ways to meet the demand.
Tops Friendly Markets continues to make advances not only in its day-to-day efforts to adopt practices that help protect the environment, but also in efforts that will make a lifelong impact, the company says.
In this new agreement, Nichino grants Sipcam access to miticide and insecticide formulations, and Sipcam expands distribution rights of its powdery mildew fungicide.
Retail citrus sales showed mixed trends in 2023, according to a report from the International Fresh Produce Association.
Delicious Living magazine has awarded Wonderful Pistachios In-Shell Seasoned Salt with Bronze for ‘Best Savory Snack’ in the publication’s 2024 Best Bite Awards.
The store is the retailer’s fifth neighborhood market, and it aims to bring fresh, local and convenient food to the city’s Fairfax neighborhood.
The proposed merger between the retail giants, as well as related divestiture with C&S Wholesale Grocers, is facing a setback following a lawsuit filed by Washington state’s attorney general.
The department said the grants will help strengthen the middle of the food chain in several states.
Wholesum will curate an art exhibit during the event’s opening reception from high school students where attendees will help determine prize winners.
U.S. citrus production for the fresh market reached 3 million tons in 2022-23, up 10% from the previous season, according to the USDA.
The grant-funded projects will support the development and expansion of new and existing organic markets to increase the consumption of domestic organic agricultural products.
Darren Caudill brings over four decades of experience working in both grocery wholesale and retail, according to the retailer-owned cooperative.
Consumers polled in December reported that food safety and taste are top concerns when eating past-date foods, according to the survey.
Scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and the Ohio State University have been working to investigate how tomatoes may be imparting health benefits in a recently published study.
One detail from The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 survey shows that younger consumers were the most frequent purchasers of organic strawberries exclusively.
Corona, Calif.-based agribusiness said the new hires will help expand the company’s berry program and expand its share in food service.
For a fifth straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral, according to the January survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy.
Co-founder Camilo Penalosa will step away from the company’s daily operations Jan. 31, and a new vice president of sales and marketing will assume Penalosa’s former customer responsibilities.
Food and beverage company KESI Management has joined FreshEdge, a collaboration that builds on their four-year partnership.
The USDA is making a pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment for a 60-day period.