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President Richard Nixon hosted the last White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health in 1969. That confab led to expansions of the food stamp program, the school lunch program and WIC.

First-of-its-kind report by IFPA highlights produce and floral industry contributions and underscores economic impacts.

Judges rule that insects and invertebrates are protected species in California, rejecting a petition by agriculture and pesticide groups and upholding a lower court decision.

Exhibitors at the Southeast Produce Council’s Sept. 22-24 Southern Innovations trade show and conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., delivered on the innovation front.

With better moisture this year, Bethel, N.C.-based Corey Produce expects a slightly bigger sweet potato crop in 2022, says spokesman Lee Corey.

The free online event is titled “Agroterrorism Remains a Significant Threat to U.S. Farms and Food Supply” and is set for Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 3 p.m. CDT.

Well, move those little guys “back” up front!

North Carolina’s sweet potato harvest season is starting with fresh pricing up substantially compared with a year ago.

1981 was the first year in the industry for Dan Richey, president, and chief executive officer of Vero Beach, Fla.-based citrus grower-shipper Riverfront Groves Inc.