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Steve Lutz, the Produce Marketing Association’s regional vice president-U.S. and Canada West, has ended his affiliation at CMI Orchards.

MONTEREY, Calif. — Enhanced record-keeping regulations for fresh produce may be a compelling option for the Food and Drug Administration after the E. coli/romaine lettuce outbreak this year, one former official says.

After 45 years in the produce industry and selling a world of onions, Chris Woo is ready to retire.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking four importers to fill seats on the National Watermelon Promotion Board.

The Produce Moms is launching a weekly educational podcast for consumers featuring guest interviews with influencers in produce, agriculture, wellness and entrepreneurship.

What has changed in the industry to make this a crossroad to explore taking on an investor or exiting your business?

Florida, California and Texas lawmakers have urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to increase funding for specialty crop research in the 2018 Farm Bill.

What do the thousands of folks in the produce industry share?

Now that big bad Monsanto is gone, will consumers still hold a grudge against genetically-engineered crops and associated tools?

German-based plant breeding company KWS has updated its January offer to buy Bayer AG’s vegetable seed business.