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Shorter tree fruit crops in the Northwest have been challenging in the 2022-23 season, but the new crop season begins with cherries in just a few weeks.

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program funds farmer-driven grants and grassroots education programs that aim to create climate-smart solutions for farms and ranches.

Randhawa Farms begins the 2023 pepper season with a look back on a decade-long relationship with its Vancouver, British Columbia-based sales and marketing partner.

The Chelsea, Mass.-based brand says it will work with partners in Argentina and offer a 2-pound pear bag, with pears also available in full-size cartons or half-cartons.

Now in its third season trialing regenerative agriculture practices, the California-based grower is currently testing a low-tillage farming method designed to increase the carbon content in soil.

The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association supports the adoption of the Local Farms and Food Act, which backers claim will help local growers, in the 2023 farm bill.

Frutura CEO David Krause discusses how an agreement to use Coca Cola’s Maid and Simply brands on Dayka & Hackett’s fresh citrus and grapes came to be. Products are set to appear as early as the third quarter of 2023.

Dole Food Co. is asking self-proclaimed non-banana eaters to share their “life-without-bananas” stories, photos and videos.

The accelerator brings companies with ready-to-market solutions. These companies may already be in adjacent markets with the potential to provide the produce industry with climate-smart innovation.

David Whitmore, a longtime employee of and former vice president for Peak of the Market, died April 16 at age 60.