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The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, Sacramento, has hired Greg Komar as technical director.

Karen Ross has been re-appointed as secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Updating dietary advice for the first time since 2007, Health Canada has embraced the half-a-plate image for fruits and vegetables as a core element of the Canada Food Guide.

More people are putting this cruciferous vegetable into their carts and onto their plates.

News coverage is ramping up about the potential effects on perishable imports caused by the government shutdown.

AUSTIN, Texas — John Keeling is The Packer’s 2018 Potato Man for All Seasons.

Farmers Best of NYC Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for failure to pay for produce.

At least the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market News Service is still operating, but the continuing shutdown of the federal government has got to end.

Spurred by a trend toward healthful eating, among millennials and others, demand for organically grown fruits and vegetables seems to be spreading throughout the U.S. and Canada.

As consumers set out to eat healthier, more and more organic produce seems to be popping up on supermarket shelves.