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Spring is an active marketing season for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and department officials say there are more items than ever to promote.

DENVER – Despite the uncertainty with international trade, potato exports see significant gains.

DENVER – There are consumers who love potatoes, and Potatoes USA’s fiscal year 2019 will target them.

Fresh-cut companies breaking out into the trend of microwaveable vegetable packs have a new option from Temkin International Inc.

Index Fresh is highlighting personnel and career opportunities on a dedicated webpage on its site, with the title and theme of “Good Grows at Index Fresh.”

Putting in danger the prospects for a bipartisan farm bill, a House Republican plan to amp up work requirements for recipients of food stamps has stalled progress just before a scheduled late March markup session.

Sweet potatoes continue to find an eager audience in foreign markets.

Sorrento lemons and Tarocco blood oranges from Italy are available via Philadelphia-based wholesaler John Vena Inc.

Sweet potato grower-shippers continue to see strong demand for their product but even greater volume to meet that demand.

L&M Cos. has four times the amount of organic produce planted in Florida this season.