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Spring typically brings a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables from the Carolinas, and this year is no exception, suppliers and marketers say.

Ample rain and cool nights have characterized spring weather, but Arkansas produce marketers say they expect 2019 crop prospects to be solid this year.

With sweet potato acreage up over the past 15 years but tomato and watermelon acreage down, area harvested for Arkansas vegetables and melons shows mixed trends.

California onion grower-shippers are looking forward to a strong season this summer with plenty of good-quality onions available.

Northwest cherry exporters hope trade negotiators quickly produce a key that will open up the Chinese market to their goods.

After eight years, WP Rawl decided it was time to revamp its line of conventional, triple-washed and ready-to-use leafy greens with a packaging refresh.

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. — The Packer’s Northeast editor, Amy Sowder, goes west to join the farm tours at West Coast Produce Expo.

Michael Browne, Calavo Growers’ vice president of fresh operations, plans to retire in mid-December.

The future of organic farming will depend on the federal government keeping pace with the organic marketplace, Jeff Huckaby told the House Agriculture Committee on Oct. 30.

They may be produced south of the border, but Mexican-grown avocados have played a pivotal role in bolstering the avocado industry in the U.S.