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Milwaukie, Ore.-based Pear Bureau Northwest has been using its communications to direct consumers to shoppable recipes along with ripening and storage tips.

AgroFresh, whose SmartFresh technology extends the shelf life of produce, has added more items available for treatment, including avocados, tomatoes, broccoli and mangoes.

Whether you’re looking for organic Brussels sprouts, romaine hearts, tomatoes or just about any other vegetable this summer, supplies should be ample.

The United Fresh Produce Association has released a schedule of events for the 2020 United Fresh LIVE! show.

Sysco Raleigh, Selma, N.C., has been awarded a maximum $120.9 million contract for full-line food distribution.

Avocado company Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has hired Steve Roodzant as CEO.

Nearly $10 million has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to 11 multi-state projects that seek to boost the competitiveness of specialty crops.

Florida agriculture leaders are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to rescind an agreement to allow certain citrus varieties from China into the U.S.

California table grape acreage for the 2019 crop, at 121,000 acres, was unchanged from the previous season’s acreage.

The Food and Drug Administration has concluded an investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to clover sprouts, and the Centers for Disease Control and Protection said the outbreak is over.