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Salix Fruits shipped more than 40,000 pallets of fruit in 2020, a growth of 100%, with with increases in citrus and apples, the main products of Salix´s supply.

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

Frontline essential food and agricultural workers should be a high priority population to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It’s like a holiday gift your mom gets (somewhat) right: United Fresh’s Tom Stenzel explains the key wins for the produce industry in the December COVID-19 relief package — and some of the losses.

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.

Registration for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2021 Fresh Week is now open and free.

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.

With a high percentage of farmworkers vaccinated, Washington state agricultural groups are waiting on the state to update its costly COVID-19-related housing regulations.

Richard “RJ” Durante chatted on his cell phone while riding in the cab of the Nardella Produce truck from the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market to deliver to Pie Lady Café in Moorestown, N.J.