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Eastern Produce Council, Short Hills, N.J. has canceled its April 7th TopGolf event but is calling for applications for a seventh-annual scholarship.

D’Arrigo Bros. of California, the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California Foundation and its Ag Against Hunger campaign, are teaming up to fight food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fresh produce industry groups are alerting growers and other PACA licensees about the importance of maintaining the protections afforded by the law as the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 continues.

The United Fresh Produce Association is extending the application period for the 26th class of its leadership program because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

The Food and Drug Administration’s Frank Yiannas has a message for consumers: food is available and it is safe.

The United Fresh Produce Association has swapped the traditional trade show planned for San Diego in June for an online event.

With plummeting foodservice sales across the country, Pro*Act’s distributors and their restaurant customers are delivering boxes containing a week’s worth of produce directly to consumers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending audit certifications that expire on or before May 31 by 60 days.

The Food and Drug Administration is asking importers to send records required by the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Foreign Supplier Verification Programs electronically.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visits April 2 with Jim Provost, president of I Love Produce, West Grove, Pa.