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The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance says it stands “ready to work with the administration and Congress to advance a meaningful assistance package to support specialty crop growers during this difficult period.”

Marketing campaigns kick off the retail rush leading up to the Super Bowl with a strong drive from merchandising and more.

Central California grower groups and irrigation districts are applauding the new move from the Bureau of Reclamation, but not everyone in the state is convinced.

Atlas is developing a spray-applied coating made from sugar kelp, a brown seaweed, that can extend shelf life, reduce spoilage and provide a sustainable new raw material stream for the produce industry.

The Rochester, N.Y.-based retailer says it has recalled its 34-ounce and 11-ounce Wegmans Deluxe Unsalted Mixed Nuts due to the potential contamination of the pistachios in the mix with Salmonella.

This financial contribution arrives at a pivotal time, the company says, giving Midwest Food Bank the flexibility to procure additional food and deliver it where it’s needed most.

As interest in sustainable packaging intensifies, companies are introducing advanced solutions to reduce environmental impact.

FullTilt Marketing says broccolini has rapidly moved from a specialty item to a mainstream favorite, pointing to data that reveals it is gaining disproportionate traction.

NYPS featured an array of innovation aimed at the coveted younger produce shopper, as well as vibrant commodity campaigns, labor-saving solutions for retail and foodservice, and much more.

The U.S. Food Waste Pact is uniting growers, retailers and supply-chain partners through data-driven collaboration to reduce on-farm losses and retail shrink — exemplified by the strawberry whole-chain pilot that turned unharvested, out-of-spec fruit into profitable new markets.