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Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce says the first of the year is the perfect time to give consumers greater opportunity to change their diets.

Drawing praise from some quarters and criticism from others, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the disclosure standard for bioengineered foods.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Dec. 21 outlined what functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture remain available during the government shutdown.

Tefen, Israel-based StePac L.A. Ltd. has new packaging that promises better freshness and appearance for long-distance shipments of bulk blueberries.

When I first wrote this column nearly five years ago, I thought it would just be a quirky story about my grandpa’s funny name for green peppers.

The Santa Barbara County, Calif., farm named by the Food and Drug Administration as a source of E. coli in an outbreak linked to romaine has recalled red and green leaf lettuce and cauliflower.

Slovenia-based NiceLabel has been named as one of the FL 100+, Food Logistics magazine’s annual list of the top 100-plus software and technology providers for the food and beverage industry.

Bakersfield, Cali.-based Arable Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of three irrigation companies.

The farm bill is in the hands of President Trump, following the Senate and House approval of the legislation, widely praised by groups representing fresh produce growers and marketers.

Wayne Mininger, who has led the National Onion Association for 33 years, is retiring, and Greg Yielding has been selected as the association’s new executive vice president.