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The Produce Marketing Association and Partnership for a Healthier America introduced the COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund to distribute fresh produce to people in need during the pandemic.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, which joined other groups in cancelling its annual trade show because of the pandemic, is offering sessions online instead.

United Fresh LIVE! has published its list of exhibitors for its June 15-19 event.

With schools closed, district foodservice professionals across the country are working with numerous collaborators to ensure students have access to healthy meals.

The University of Florida is asking for growers to participate in a study on the pandemic’s effects on the state’s agriculture industry.

The potato industry needs more help than what the government has given so far, Kam Quarles believes.

A bill seeks to temporarily quadruple the fresh produce voucher benefit for participants in the Women, Infants and Children’s program.

A new bill in the House of Representatives provides $25 million for states to streamline donations from farmers to food banks.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making some changes in reporting organic acreage as the pandemic alters normal reporting patterns.

From healthy recipes to supply chain solutions, the fresh produce industry is adjusting to cater to consumers and the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.