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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, (foreground), Lef Farms in Loudon, N.H., in September during a “Back to Our Roots” RV tour. Perdue and USDA staff are again traveling in an RV this week.

Avocado marketer Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has scheduled its next seminar series for avocado growers.

Having taken a quick look this morning at the recently updated per capita numbers for fresh vegetables, I am here to tell you the winners and losers.

Citing the “huge opportunity” for avocado consumption in China, Mission Produce President and CEO Steve Barnard announced the company is building a second ripening facility in the country.

Catch up on what’s working for produce companies involved in producing and marketing Brussels sprouts.

Lipman Family Farms is hosting its fourth 5K Run for Backpacks.

Traveling to Austin, Texas, on our way to South by Southwest, we understood we were in for an experience unlike any other industry outing.

Leamington, Ontario-based NatureFresh Farms is expanding greenhouse acreage.

Package Containers Inc. has hired David Moen as regional sales manager and retail director.

Dallas-based DMA Solutions has chosen nine students from Texas A&M University to attend the upcoming Viva Fresh Produce Expo in San Antonio.