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The care and preparation needed to ensure produce makes it to the shelf in the best, most appealing condition requires an intricate partnership between farmer and retailer.

Shanley Farms, Morro Bay, Calif., has hired Patrinka Crammond in business and program development.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against JLD Inc., doing business as North Country Wholesale.

The Justice Department is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow hydroponic operations to be certified organic.

Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 1 ½ tons of marijuana in a fresh broccoli shipment as it crossed into the U.S. in Texas.

For those in the industry who must work from home or stay at home during the pandemic, how have your eating habits changed?

When are you planning on resuming personal and professional travel?

A web seminar on new growing and handling best practices for Mexican papayas will answer questions from the industry about the document outlining the procedures.

Apple trees in bloom in New York state, with Hudson Valley bloom peaking in mid-May and western New York blossoms starting to break open, which will be followed by Lake Champlain orchards.

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.