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With reports of above-average quality, fresh potato harvest for NoKota Packers will likely continue into the third or fourth week of October, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer.

Stronger-than-expected yields have been reported for New York’s apple harvest, according to Lyndonville, N.Y.-based United Apple Sales.

FMI’s chief public policy officer shares insight on how the food industry will help the White House achieve goals to end hunger and increase access to healthy food.

A tantalizing celebrity chef cook-off is in store for attendees of the Potato Expo 2023.

Volumes are steady and should remain this way with no interruptions through October, says Marco Serrano, sales rep for Fresh Farms.

Produce industry advocate and longtime United Fresh leader Jeff Oberman was chosen to lead the California Avocado Commission, starting October 10.

Supply chain innovators share strategies for sustainability — what’s worked for them and what they’re excited about in food tech right now.

A pandemic-era program that provided free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren expired this year. Republicans voted against efforts to include free school meals this week. Biden’s plan reinstates the program.

The Santa Cruz, Calif.-based company is set to offer organic and fair trade avocados from Colombia and Mexico year-round, under the Awe Sum Organics label.

Would repealing the Jones Act have an economic effect on agriculture? John Phipps explains why repealing the act would be minimally beneficial for some industries, but have a major impact on others in the U.S.