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Creating retail partnerships, establishing permanent benefit amounts, allowing for earlier redemption by age and increasing WIC fruit and vegetable cash value benefit awareness are recommendations from IFPA to the USDA.

Winning praise from nutrition advocates, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on June 15 voted to approve a yearlong extension of enhanced WIC fruit and vegetable benefits.

The Southeast Produce Council is now accepting applications for the James & Theresa Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship, the group said.

Bellevue, Wash.-based Arable Capital Partners has added Ainara Arcelus to its staff.

The care and preparation needed to ensure produce makes it from the fields to your shelves in tip-top shape requires an intricate partnership between farmer and retailer.

What is it about Tom Stenzel that he was able to survive and thrive for nearly 30 years in the high-pressure world of industry politics and association leadership?

Dan Welk joins as vice president of sales for the Dole Diversified North America division, while Rosie Dworak will become its vice president of operations.

Leamington, Ontario-based company claims top honors at the annual Greenhouse Competitions in Canada.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers for food safety expenses.

Wisconsin potato grower Dick Okray was presented an Industry Award for his contributions to the potato industry at the 11th World Potato Congress in Dublin, Ireland on May 31.