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Two days into a week-long poll, industry operators are weighing in on the question “What is the top sustainability priority for your company?”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $512 million for fresh produce purchases through renewed contracts to companies packing and distributing in the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The next Congressional coronavirus aid package could be the last before the November election, and Dennis Nuxoll says it is important to account for the needs of growers in that legislation.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture had added an online portal for growers submitting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.

From highlighting the immunity-boosting properties of fresh citrus to taking an in-depth look at how the pandemic is affecting different sectors of the industry, companies continue to respond during the crisis.

A number of online events are scheduled around the continuing COVID-19 crises, designed to educate and in one case, to celebrate the end of a harvest in what has been very unorthodox circumstances.

School foodservice has been re-imagined after the COVID-19 crisis sent kids home for distance learning.

Churches, corporations, restaurants, schools, and practically every American institution have been challenged by the coronavirus.

What do you think is the hardest part about keeping COVID-19 under control among farmworkers and packing-house workers?

Another bit of good news has been published about the medical benefits that come from eating more fruits and vegetables.