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Shanley Farms, Morro Bay, Calif., has hired Patrinka Crammond in business and program development.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against JLD Inc., doing business as North Country Wholesale.

The Justice Department is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow hydroponic operations to be certified organic.

Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 1 ½ tons of marijuana in a fresh broccoli shipment as it crossed into the U.S. in Texas.

Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., is gearing up for the domestic blackberry season, anticipating a positive shift in demand and pricing as production ramps up.

Leafy green growers are pledging to follow recommendations that the Food and Drug Administration recently outlined in a report on E. coli outbreaks in romaine and other leafy Greens in 2019.

A web seminar on new growing and handling best practices for Mexican papayas will answer questions from the industry about the document outlining the procedures.

Apple trees in bloom in New York state, with Hudson Valley bloom peaking in mid-May and western New York blossoms starting to break open, which will be followed by Lake Champlain orchards.

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association has partnered with NSF Canada to offer online food safety, regulatory and quality assurance workshops in June.