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Winners will get $10,000 in cash and prizes for this contest by the National Watermelon Promotion Board, running July through August.

The Giant Co. opened a 50,340-square-foot store in Richboro, Pa., with the company’s signature fresh departments, including its farm-fresh produce.

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.

The Salisbury, N.C.-based grocer is bringing local produce even closer to home with its continually expanding Local Goodness program.

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

With the Idaho potato industry “facing extremely short supplies from August to September,” Baldor Specialty Foods offers retailers tips for keeping shelves stocked.

Which raises the question: Is this how some produce departments are managed? Of course.