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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.

Companies offering promising technology innovations that are selected for this program link with leaders in the fresh produce and floral industries.

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

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.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture program seeks to capitalize on traffic — on roads and online.

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.

This women-owned business celebrates creating an environment to support women and family farms.

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.