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Businesses are trying to determine how much of an impact grower-shippers, retailers or third parties will absorb, says one commodity manager. However, a tariff could boost California citrus.
A new report estimates projected water reductions in California could cost the state billions annually and up to 67,000 jobs.
The Healthy Family Project’s annual Publix Produce for Kids will provide 800,000 meals to Feeding America food banks and highlight ways to enjoy more fruits and vegetables.
Enrollment is open for the 2025 Missouri Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which provided $42,871 worth of local produce to more than 1,200 seniors last year.
With the USDA canceling $1 billion in funding for food banks and schools to purchase local food, food banks and pantries face growing need with less resources.
Agriculture has the fourth-highest suicide rate by industry, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two documentaries are shedding light on the challenges of the rural mental health crisis.
Fresh holdings totaled 52.3 million, which is still 19% higher than the five-year average.
A slow start to produce in California could mean a lower peak in spot truckload rates this summer.
Ivan Angland said his newly created position will allow the company to streamline global operational excellence while ensuring great quality outcomes for customers.
A Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey shows impressive delivery and ship-to-home performances drove top-line growth, continuing a streak of extremely strong year-over-year sales gains each month.
With its modular, space-efficient design, Opollo Farm is a fully automated vertical farm that uses advanced robotics to boost local food supply and deliver harvest-ready crops in as little as 15 days.
The company touts its early-season Sugrafiftythree variety, marketed in the Ruby Rush brand, for its consistency and yield.
Funding opportunities include FMPP, LFPP and RFSP; applications due June 27.
The company says organic melon season will run from May through December, with melons coming from California, North Carolina and Mexico.
To lead strategic growth in the fresh berry sector, Tom Smith will spearhead initiatives to deliver a year-round, consolidated supply of fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries to foodservice customers across the U.S. and beyond.
Coalition calls the signing of SB 144 into state law a landmark victory for Georgia farmers.
House Republicans are advancing a sweeping tax and spending bill that could significantly scale back or reshape some of the clean energy tax credits established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Different regions will keep fresh California strawberries available through the end of July, the company said.
Earlier this spring, Bayer leadership confirmed it’s engaging in the multifront approach to limit its legal liabilities as the only domestic manufacturer of glyphosate.
The plan seeks to organize existing sustainability efforts, expand them, establish measurable goals and make the Mexican avocado industry more sustainable in water, biodiversity, climate and deforestation.
The company says HeroLink enables scalable, sustainable, high-fidelity data collection across even the most remote commercial farmland.
Agriculture has been watching a ballooning backlog: 504 new chemicals in review plus 12,000 pesticide reviews that are overdue compared to their expected timelines
For the first time, results of The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2025 survey — fielded to more than 1,050 consumers from across the U.S. — will be revealed during an exclusive video presentation on May 30 at West Coast Produce Expo.
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With expanded acreage, strategic crop planning, and a climate-diverse network of organic farms, Happy Dirt is helping build consistency and resilience in North Carolina’s spring and summer produce supply.
LeAnne Ruzzamenti, director of marketing and communications with the Equitable Food Initiative, highlights this year’s award, and shares the critical role farmworkers play in the fresh produce industry and why it’s important to recognize them.
While the company’s purple artichoke season has concluded until next winter, it expects steady volumes of globe artichokes over the next couple weeks.
Equifruit’s Jennie Coleman discusses the ongoing challenge to raise Fairtrade-certified banana prices in support of fair pay for farmers.
The fast-casual restaurant focuses on high-quality ingredients sourced from farmers — like fresh produce, humanely raised meats and cage free eggs — celebrated the grand opening with a longhorn parade.
With shipments underway, growers are touting raspberry and blackberry quality.
Companies offering promising technology innovations that are selected for this program link with leaders in the fresh produce and floral industries.