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Two champion peach pie bakers have won high honors from the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council.

I received a welcome email this morning from a one-time employee at The Packer.

Temecula, Calif.-based Eco Farms has launched a new website.

Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Sol Group is investing in Central American growing communities through sales of Fair Trade certified melons.

A new video series from USA Pears/Pear Bureau Northwest gives consumers a close up look at the work and the beauty of the pear harvest.

Foodservice veteran Paul Grothe has joined the produce industry consultant firm FreshXperts.

With more than 170 meetings on Capitol Hill in two days, the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference lobbied lawmakers on the farm bill, trade, nutrition, food safety and immigration reform.

U.S. senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson have introduced legislation that would give Florida fruit and vegetable growers recourse in the event of seasonal dumping by Mexican growers.

Apples, pears, stone fruit, cucumbers, melons and squash scored at the top of the chart for sustainability in a recent study by The Sustainability Consortium.

Eastern Produce Council members heard from former New York Giant football great George Martin the group’s second annual Tailgate event.