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Fruit and vegetable growers in Washington state are urging the state to prioritize vaccinations for all farmworkers.

With a 90-10 vote, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment that calls for a direct restaurant relief fund, now part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

At the most basic level, we are all ready to travel and attend in-person industry events.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with federal partners to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Quebec Produce Marketing Association has new research to reveal at a webinar that’s free and open to everyone.

Since May, faith-based organizations have distributed more than 12 million food boxes to families in need through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The USDA and FDA continue to be confident in the safety of the food available to American consumers and exported to international customers.

The COVID-19 pandemic created higher costs and higher stress for Ontario greenhouse growers.

As backlogs at U.S. ports and climbing shipping rates plague the supply chain, new data shows container shipping rates between the U.S and China are dropping by more than 50% in just a month.

Produce industry show organizers had tough decisions the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was so uncertain what was necessary to maintain health and safety.