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Hoping to inspire a “food revolution,” Jeff Dunn, chief executive officer of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Bolthouse Farms, may also help ignite a new way of industry working together.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Shrugging off worries about the potential disruptive effects of Hurricane Matthew, the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit 2016 set a new East Coast attendance record.

PMA’s 2019 Fresh Summit was a record-breaker. The event hit all the right notes, drawing a record attendance of nearly 24,000 attendees Oct. 17-19, according to PMA, and featuring just more than 1,200 exhibitors.

Pulling in about 21,000 attendees from 60 countries, the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Orlando was another success. It won praise for its programming, buyer presence and expo traffic.

U.S. imports of organic fresh produce from Mexico and Peru are growing fast, U.S. Department of Agriculture trade numbers reveal.

The pandemic was very good for organic produce demand, and new research from Rabobank looks at the reasons behind that surge and what may be next for the sector.

The South Texas Onion Marketing Order isn’t dead yet.

Market conditions for potatoes were running above year-ago levels in late October and early November.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers is rolling out a new eco-friendly bag for organic fruit in the 2021-22 season.

With talk of sustainability buzzing around our industry, it is gratifying to read about the things companies in the food and agriculture sector are doing to reduce their environmental impacts.