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Campbell Soup Co. is in talks to sell its fresh foods business to a group of investors led by former Bolthouse Farms CEO Jeff Dunn, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The Center for Produce Safety has announced 13 new research awards at about $2.6 million.

Michelle Broom is the new president of the Ontario Produce Marketing Association.

Calgary, Alberta-based Thomas Fresh is raising funds for breast cancer research with sales of its “Think Pink” labeled onions.

With more than 170 meetings on Capitol Hill in two days, the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference lobbied lawmakers on the farm bill, trade, nutrition, food safety and immigration reform.

U.S. senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson have introduced legislation that would give Florida fruit and vegetable growers recourse in the event of seasonal dumping by Mexican growers.

Apples, pears, stone fruit, cucumbers, melons and squash scored at the top of the chart for sustainability in a recent study by The Sustainability Consortium.

California kiwifruit growers and handlers will see a lower assessment rate under a new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Touting a new mushroom-based meatless product, Avondale, Pa.-based To-Jo Mushrooms, Inc. has launched the Pulled Port product line.

Loudon, N.H.-based Lef Farms has introduced a new blend of baby red and green leaf lettuce called Fusion.