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Forget red and blue states. This polling map of the U.S. shows a green wave — and it’s not the Green Party you’re thinking of.

A new global study published in Science Daily estimates that millions of deaths from heart disease and stroke can be linked to a lack of fruit and vegetable consumption.

A robotic apple packer from New Zealand-based Robotics Plus has won a major technology award.

The Vancouver-based Oppenheimer Group is celebrating a decade of partnering with The Dalles, Ore.-based Orchard View Inc.

The North American Blueberry Council and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council have hired Kasey Cronquist as president of the groups.

Corrugated and paper packaging company Smurfit Kappa recently released its latest Sustainable Development Report, which details the steps is taking to reach a goal of full sustainability.

The Pear Bureau Northwest recently appointed new officers on its board of directors.

Summertime and fresh sweet corn go hand-in-hand. It’s like the perfect pairing – well almost perfect.

After two years of extreme weather during their season, Georgia watermelon growers are reporting smooth sailing.

The Next Big Thing Growers’ Cooperative, Wenatchee, Wash., has hired Jennifer Parkhill as executive director.