The U.S. Department of Agriculture is restricting California and New York businesses from operating in the industry, including meal kit company Chef’d, which closed abruptly last July when it ran out of funds.
The changing role of wholesalers and distributors of organic produce will be the focus of the first of six educational sessions at the Organic Produce Summit.
The USDA has cited a Los Angeles company for failing to pay $750,000 for fresh produce, and sanctioned four other companies, all for Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations.
Northeast editor Amy Sowder, retail editor Ashley Nickle and editor-in-chief Tom Karst discuss the Empire State Producers Expo — particularly some education on food safety — and GOPEX coming up.
As more consumers turn to citrus to help them celebrate the Lunar New Year Sunkist Growers Inc. has introduced a 2019 limited edition Year of the Pig gift carton for navel oranges.
Organic consumer activist Robyn O’Brien and award-winning chef and author Dan Barber will be keynote presenters July 10-11 at the fourth annual Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, Calif.
Morning Kiss Organic is upping its game with the launch of a website, morningkissorganic.com, to support the brand’s growing line of organic produce and cold-pressed juices.
Organic Generation — The Next Era is the theme of the annual meeting and conference of Santa Cruz-based California Certified Organic Farmers, set for Fresno, Calif., on Feb. 26-27.
The organic produce industry has a lot to be thankful for since President Donald Trump signed the latest farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, on Dec. 20.
Spurred by a trend toward healthful eating, among millennials and others, demand for organically grown fruits and vegetables seems to be spreading throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Put yourself in the center of valuable opportunities to grow your organic produce business at the Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX) in sunny Hollywood, Florida.