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The Packer and Farm Star Living partner to deliver new content to produce industry and consumer audiences.

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and the Produce Marketing Association have formed an alliance in which the seed company will help sponsor a number of PMA events.

Organic produce is a $5.7 billion industry, taking up almost a 10% share of all U.S. retail produce sales — and there’s no sign of this trend letting up anytime soon.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has laid the groundwork imports of peppers from Colombia.

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Produce companies who ignore measuring sustainability do so at their increasing peril, panelists said at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo May 10.

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Adding the human touch to digital technology was one of the themes of a panel discussion at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo on May 10.

Produce Alliance, Chicago, has hired Mike Bradley as chief operating officer.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted four companies from operating in the produce industry after not paying for shipments, violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

If you missed the speech by Bill Walton at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo, you missed quite a lot.

The Hass Avocado Board has a new website stocked with data and tools for growers and marketers.