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Liability protection for employers and business owners is being sought by Senate Republicans in the next coronavirus assistance bill.

The U.S. Apple Association is changing its annual Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference into a virtual event to comply with regulations in Chicago limiting the amount of people who can congregate.

Despite the pandemic, ports on both coasts have optimistic fresh produce outlooks, and the Alliance for Food and Farming is looking at small, but positive changes during the pandemic.

United Fresh has launched a webpage with detailed information on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, the direct payment program to help producers reclaim some of the losses from the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect companies and individuals in the fresh produce industry.

The Food and Drug Administration is extending the application period for the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program.

Echoing concerns raised in the fresh produce industry, members of Congress serving on House agriculture subcommittees, are asking about the process to award contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box program.

Are the U.S. and China headed for a “cold war”?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has scheduled a series of web seminars to help produce growers and other producers sign up for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.

Fresh produce market prices have been quite variable in the weeks since the COVID-19 crisis began in March.