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Are fresh fruits and vegetables getting their “fair share”?

Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., is hosting its 20th Avocado Grower Seminar series to address integrated pest management (IPM) and biological control agents.

The fifth Tour de Fresh has raised $147,000, which will pay for at least 46 salad bars in schools.

Hidden figures no more.

Seeking to help U.S. exporters of fruit, nuts and other commodities hurt by retaliatory tariffs find new export markets, a new program is months away from distributing millions for the effort.

Seeking to grow demand in Europe, Colombia has tossed its hat in the ring of the World Avocado Organization.

Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira said strong lemon and orange returns in the quarter ending July 31 were partly negated by lower avocado pricing.

My wife and I were visiting with another couple this week over dinner, and the hot topic was their first kiss.

A reworked North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico — or whatever name that President Trump wants to give the deal — is a positive sign for U.S. growers slammed by retaliatory tariffs.

CHICAGO — The rise of online grocery sales and fast-changing consumer attitudes about healthy eating present both opportunities and challenges to fresh apple marketers.