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Chilean growers are faced with the recent declaration of agricultural emergency due to water deficit in four regions.

Grower organizations are voicing disappointment with EPA’s Endangered Species Act-required draft biological evaluation (BE) for several neonicotinoid products, including imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin.

The number of agricultural producers who purchase crop insurance for their specialty and organic crops continues to climb, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Bagged and bulk avocado sales trends are examined in a new study from the Hass Avocado Board.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has several resources to help growers who may be affected by the impacts to their crops from severe weather conditions.

Future Co-CEOs Cathy Burns of Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and Tom Stenzel of United Fresh have named the Executive Committee that will serve as officers for the new association.

United Fresh Produce Association is pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2021 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarships.