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Organic fresh fruit and vegetable sales registered a 6% gain in 2021, according to the Organic Trade Association’s just-released Organic Industry Survey.

The Kroger Co. has launched a digital farmers market in Atlanta, Ga.

California’s San Joaquin Valley grape harvest is ready to boom, and The Oppenheimer Group expects a substantial volume increase this season.

At The Packer’s recent Sustainable Produce Summit, panelists explored the key challenges facing the industry in its quest for packaging solutions that reduce waste.

Sunset recently took top honors at its local Leamington Greenhouse Competition.

If fresh fruits and vegetables are out of reach — literally — then no amount of sales strategies or promotions will increase consumption.

What was online grocery shopping like two decades ago? FreshDirect knows. The Bronx, N.Y.-based company was an early adopter.

How do you convince mushroom haters to no longer hate?

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Bolthouse Farms has entered a definitive agreement to acquire from Starbucks its Evolution Fresh brand and business — primarily organic, cold-pressed premium juice products.

“Each year has its own challenges,” New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher told attendees at the May 24th Eastern Produce Council barbecue at Demarest Farms, Hillsdale, N.J.