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The FPFC’s Apprentice Program is a member benefit providing education, experience and networking to anyone looking to build leadership skills, develop contacts and learn more about the produce and floral supply chain.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Assistance Program to remain available to eligible producers until all allocated funds are depleted.

The ITC heard hours of testimony on whether imported blueberries harm the livelihoods of domestic growers, with dozens of stakeholders on either side sparring over what affects prices in the U.S. blueberry market.

Didn’t get to attend all the education sessions at the Sustainable Produce Summit? We’ve got you. Now you can listen on the go — while driving, exercising, cleaning, whatever! — on the Lettuce Learn More Podcast.

Good Foods, a category leader of dips and good-for-you products, looks back at charitable efforts put forth in 2020 and prepares for another philanthropic year ahead.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Bella Fresh Houston LLC, Houston, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

The USDA announced that Azteca International Produce LLC satisfied an $83,396 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act involving unpaid produce transactions.

Whether or not you attend World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., you won’t want to miss Catherine Merlo’s daily dispatches from this international dairy show. Starting at the end of September, she’ll share her insights about the event that draws the dairy world’s attention for a hectic week. Visit this blog to read Merlo’s reports on what she sees and hears, who she meets, and the behind-the-scenes discussions that really make Expo worthwhile. As Dairy Today’s Western editor, Catherine Merlo is based in Bakersfield, Calif. She travels widely across the United States covering national and Western dairy issues. Merlo has more than 25 years of experience as an agricultural writer, journalist and photographer.

Joe is a management advisor and business writer with over thirty years experience in agribusiness. He is a graduate of Michigan State and Claremont Graduate University in Calif. At Claremont he studied under Peter Drucker, recognized as the father of modern management, who was instrumental in forming Joe’s knowledge of management as a discipline. This Business Management blog draws on Joe’s management experiences in putting these principles to work. He grew up on a Michigan grain farm still operated by his family and lives in Minnesota with his wife Kathy.