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Intentional or not, humans have helped shape today’s weather patterns. Now they’re looking at technology to protect their future.

The Packer’s Tom Karst recently asked Mark Klompien, president and CEO of the United Potato Growers of America, several questions about the current supply and demand outlook for potatoes.

After a two-year hiatus, the Produce for Better Health Foundation is again bringing more than 20 influential retail dietitians and foodservice leaders to its 2022 Retail & Foodservice Immersion Event.

Reedley, Calif.-based Dayka & Hackett, one of Frutura’s investments in the international fresh fruit business, has hired Stephen Fink as vice president of avocados.

Indoor farming company Square Roots and Gordon Food Service held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Kenosha, Wis., to celebrate their largest indoor farm built to date.

Attendees enjoyed a tour of the famous Biltmore Estate to commemorate the occasion prior to their series of meetings.

Food inflation has been bad, but is the worst of it over?

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is back on the road this year with The Great American Rave Race, according to a news release.

Despite drought challenges, growers in the Golden State predict high quality for grapes, pomegranates and citrus.

Older consumers are by far the best consumers of onions, according to The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends research.