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A new non-profit organization is using technology to bring produce farmers and food banks together to reduce food waste, creating an easier way of donating surplus produce.

Most shoppers aren’t getting social with their supermarket

Fed by a consumer juicing craze, prices for fresh celery have soared to historic highs close to $70 per carton and could remain strong for weeks — perhaps months.

A celebration of life for Leonard Pike, known as the father of the Texas 1015 Supersweet Onion, will be April 13 in Bryan, Texas.

BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, Kelowna, British Columbia, has appointed Todd McMyn as CEO and Ross Dwhytie as chief financial officer.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration are working together to reduce food waste.

For many, the April 25-27 Viva Fresh Expo feels like a long-anticipated family reunion.

From passion to inspiration to education, there is something for everyone at the 2019 Viva Fresh expo.

Though prices were high in early April, seasonally increasing supplies of watermelon are on tap through the summer months.

Stockton, Calif.-based Grower Direct Marketing LLC now has “110 lanes of electronics,” said Jim Hanson, managing director.