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The USDA has announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,414 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

The USDA announced that Kay Lookash Produce satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $21,300 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving an unpaid produce transaction.

The Oxnard, Calif.-based company has launched Fair Earth Farms, a new line of six organic salad kits and blends packaged in plant-based, fully compostable bags.

The USDA has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.

The Leamington, Ontario-based greenhouse grower has begun construction of a new 40-acre high-tech, fully lit facility as well as a 210,000-square-foot centralized distribution center.

Rhode Island lawmakers are creating a program that will invest $11.5 million in a pilot program to increase fruit and vegetable consumption.

Partnering with retailers to promote their product can spur demand and boost sales, many Michigan apple grower-shippers have found.

While the Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX) is set to return for a second year to sunny South Florida and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, the experience is all new.

Despite massive market disruptions and supply chain problems with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. per capita availability of fresh vegetables rose 1.2% in 2020, new statistics from the USDA show.

The Mushroom Council is preparing for a late summer/fall campaign that spotlights how mushrooms are a nutritious, delicious and budget-friendly solution in the face of rising food prices.