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The Organic Trade Association is seeking nominations for its annual Organic Leadership Awards, which honor a farmer, an individual that’s aided in the growth of the organic sector, and an emerging leader in the field.

Another year, another published list of “Dirty Dozen” and Clean Fifteen” produce by the Environmental Working Group.

A deep lineup of speakers and a morning for field tours highlight the FreshPACKmoves 2018 in Monterey, Calif.

Asparagus marketers have seen increasing interest in value-added packages.

Salinas, Calif.-based HeavyConnect has launched a food safety mobile application.

Salinas, Calif.-based PlantTape is hosting an open house April 10 in Five Points, Calif., to talk with tomato growers about its automated transplanting system.

(UPDATED, April 9) Effective May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow imports of Chilean fresh lemons without methyl bromide fumigation for pests.

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Cal-Organic Farms, subsidiary of Grimmway Farms, is launching a consumer-oriented organic brand campaign.

As promised, I said would look at the newly updated per capita availability numbers with an eye toward the under-performing fresh commodities compared with their peers.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, (foreground), Lef Farms in Loudon, N.H., in September during a “Back to Our Roots” RV tour. Perdue and USDA staff are again traveling in an RV this week.