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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the 2019 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary.

Don’t pack your bags. The virtual Pack Expo Connects is coming to you online.

The lack of a concrete definition of sustainability points to the need to earn consumers’ trust, research from The Packer indicates.

Kenilworth, N.J.-based Plastpac is promoting closed-loop recycling of its plastic corrugated boxes.

Golden West Packaging Group, City of Industry, Calif., said it has acquired Berry Pack and Progressive Packaging Group.

Berry People, a year-round, full-line shipper of branded organic and conventional strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and avocados, recently secured partnerships with growers in Peru.

Leonard Batti, vice president of Taylor Farms, is the new chairman of the Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s just-released 2019 Organic Survey shows total sales of $9.93 billion in organic products, 31% higher than 2016.

Fresh Peruvian asparagus arrives in the U.S. year-round, but importers are preparing for the seasonal consumption boosts for the holiday season.

The industry has yet to weigh in, but public comments are appearing on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule on its designation of high-risk foods for tracing.