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The produce industry is an inherently stress-filled world. Leadership coach Wendy McManus has a program to help busy produce professionals like you manage that stress and minimize its impact.

WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Bedford Industries today introduces CloseIt® Bio-Clip, its new plant-based bag closure containing 100% USDA certified biobased content that is commercially compostable.

Lori Taylor, founder of The Produce Moms, has been named to the first-ever Forbes Next 1000 list, which recognizes “upstart entrepreneurs redefining the American dream.”

Updated resources from Purdue Extension will help fruit and vegetable growers stay up to date with the latest crop management strategies and research, according to a news release.

In early February, farmworkers started trickling into the parking lot from the strawberry field to take their lunch break at Parkesdale Farms, Dover, Fla.

Monterey, Calif.-based Pro*Act has hired Dave Franza as director of technology.

Projections through 2030 for U.S. fruit and vegetable production and trade call for slight increases in domestic output but stronger increases in fresh produce imports.

With the deadline to submit public comments looming, there is much to be commended in the Food and Drug Administration’s 199-page proposed Food Traceability rule (FSMA 204).

Devens, Mass.-based Little Leaf Farms has raised $90 million in debt and equity financing to build new East Coast sites to supply large retailers and foodservice providers.