The Packer
The Organic Trade Association is seeking ideas on how to design and implement a voluntary industry-invested “check-off like” program for the organic sector.
The National Mango Board is hosting a web seminar to share strategies on how to increase sales.
More than 50,000 runners in the TCS New York City Marathon will receive New York-grown apples when they cross the finish line.
Chiquita Brands International is the official banana sponsor of the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon.
A 21-page report from the Farm Foundation titled “How U.S. Agriculture Will Fare Under the USMCA and Retaliatory Tariffs” reveals a mixed message the farm economy.
Morgan Hill, Calif.-based Sakata Seed America has completed phase one completion of the Sakata Seed America Woodland Innovation Center.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned produce businesses in Florida and Texas for failure to pay reparations issues under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The National Potato Council and United Fresh Start Foundation recently joined students, teachers and staff at a Virginia grade school for a “Celebration of Potatoes” lunchtime event.
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As U.S. avocado importers entered Super Bowl week, they were importing record levels of the fruit.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is lauding the state of Arizona’s investment in a cold inspection facility at the Mariposa Port of Entry at Nogales, Ariz.
After a tough year for the southeastern produce industry, more than 3,400 of those growers and packers started the new year afresh at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, Ga.
Jim Allen, vice president of marketing for New York Apple Sales and former president of the state’s apple association, has been honored by the New York State Agricultural Society.
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The U.S. Department has imposed sanctions on four produce companies under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Meal kit brands Hello Fresh and Chef’s Plate recalled six products in Canada containing red chilis.
About 50 growers from across New York state filled a small room at the SRC Arena in Syracuse, N.Y., during the Empire State Producers Expo to learn about meeting Food Safety Modernization Act requirements.
J&J Family of Farms, Westlake, Fla., has made personnel changes.
South African fruit company Westfalia Fruit’s Colombia division has a new avocado processing facility in Sonson, Antioquia, Colombia.
PSSI, a contract sanitation provider, has a new logo and brand messaging to promote its focus on protecting food throughout the supply chain.
Labor concerns and pressure from imports aside, California asparagus growers expect a healthy crop, and say organic demand is growing even as overall acreage drops.
The weather is no longer the biggest challenge facing asparagus growers in California as they prepare for this year’s anticipated March-to-summer harvest season.
Bard Valley Date Growers, Yuma, Ariz., has launched a colorful new label design for Natural Delights brand dates.
Truck rates have sagged a bit as truckload capacity continues to build in the first weeks of 2019, according to a report from DAT Solutions.
Allen Lund Co., La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., has promoted Todd Piccola in the Rochester, N.Y., office and Greg Babiarz in the Charlotte, N.C., office.
Kelly Green, president and chairwoman of Birko Corp., is a new member of the AgIndustry Leadership Council at Colorado State University.
Satur Farms, Cutchogue, N.Y., is recalling baby spinach and mesclun mix over salmonella concerns.
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