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Jack Bobo, CEO of food consulting firm Futurity, Potomac, Md., took a moment to talk frankly about COVID-19 during a speech Aug. 20 at the U.S. Apple Association’s virtual Outlook 2020 event.

Lipman has provided students with a backpack full of school supplies for the past 10 years, and although the COVID-19 pandemic has altered plans, the company continued the program this school year.

September will be a pivotal month to determine if industry pleas for more COVID-19 relief will be answered, Robert Guenther said.

The organic produce industry might be benefiting from its “health halo” during the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hasn’t just shaken the produce industry; it has forced packaging manufacturers as well as grower-shippers to change course — in some cases, dramatically.

President Trump has added $1 billion to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program and extended it beyond the end of October.

The Wisconsin cranberry crop is looking good.

Key Technology has hired Marco Azzaretti as director of marketing.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved up to $14 billion more in direct payments to growers affected by price declines from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Association for Food Protection’s annual meeting will be a virtual event this year.