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Giant Food, the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional food retailer, today announces the launch of Local Produce Boxes featuring locally sourced, in-season produce online through Giant Delivers.

Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc., today announced the launch of its second annual “Summer Fridays” multi-month marketing campaign.

Dayka & Hackett LLC, Reedley, Calif., and Agrícola Don Ricardo, Ica, Peru, have signed agreements to sell majority ownership to newly formed produce company Frutura.

The Hass Avocado Board reports avocado category has shown year-to-date volume growth of 5.2%, adding 45 million units to the category versus the prior year.

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and indoor vertical greens grower, has started building AeroFarms AgX Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates.

Michael Swanson says it’ll take fleet turnover to bring great change to gasoline consumption, and he says two factors will drive that adoption—federal policy and battery technologies.

A White House listening session with vice president Kamala Harris focused on broadband connectivity. Missouri farmer Meagan Kaiser was one of six participants and spoke to the struggle for farmers and rural businesses.

The United Nations issued a warning this week as world food prices are rising at their fastest pace in a decade. Global food prices have risen for 12 consecutive months and now sit at their highest level since 2011.

Farmers are among the most-qualified people to help address greenhouse gases (GHGs) and related climate issues, according to a new report commissioned by the Farm Journal Foundation.

The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday it will start erasing an estimated $4 billion dollars in debt to minority farmers in June, as it seeks to address racial discrimination.