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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lifted a ban Triple Fresh Produce LLC, Nogales, Ariz., after it paid a $5,130 in a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act case.

Six founders of companies largely devoted to fresh produce made the cut in Business Insider’s Food 100 — placing them alongside world-renowned celebrities.

MONTEREY, Calif. - Reducing food waste is a key focus for Treasure8 LLC a San Francisco based startup that uses patented technology to dehydrate fruits and vegetables.

MONTEREY, Calif. - The “Blue Zone” spots on the earth with the longest-lived people share common characteristics, National Geographic writer Dan Buettner says.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to purchase up to $236.6 million of fresh fruits and vegetables through one of three programs designed to help growers affected by tariffs and trade barriers.

Police are investigating a shooting that has left three people dead at the 41st annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, including a 6-year-old boy.

Felix Instruments is introducing the Mango Quality Meter, which measures dry matter and Brix in seconds without the need to destroy the fruit in the process.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is alerting 8,000 growers designated as “small/very small” by the FSMA of their obligations to follow the law, and when those obligations start.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved imports of raspberries from Morocco.

Jerry Havel, active in the produce industry right out of college and a veteran of the Nogales, Ariz., import business, has died.