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NEW YORK — Hunts Point Produce Market will get the funding long needed to update its aging infrastructure —$100 million for the market and $40 million for the surrounding south Bronx neighborhood.

The fields of this Midwestern state are a smorgasbord of more than 200 types of produce.

It is not a predictable time for Ohio restaurant operators, says John Barker, president and CEO of the Ohio Restaurant Association.

DNO Produce is growing its fresh cut capacity to meet expanding demand, says Marissa Dake, director of communications and public affairs for the Columbus, Ohio-based company.

October has not been kind for advocates for farm labor reform.

Western Growers and the California Farm Bureau, citing issues important to produce growers, are pushing back on Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s AG Act, which the American Farm Bureau Federation is supporting.

With faint chances for passage but sure promise for passion, immigration and farm labor legislation will again be debated by Congress in June.

Four finalists have been selected to compete in the inaugural Radicle Automation Challenge for a minimum of $250,000 in investment capital.

Nearly 40 students interested in the produce industry will experience Fresh Summit with career ambassadors this year at what will be the busiest event ever for the Center for Growing Talent.

Growers are suffering from a critical labor shortage, but berry farms that supply Driscoll’s of the Americas have a competitive advantage because they pay their laborers more.