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The USDA is now allowing companies in the newest round of contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to pack commodity-specific boxes, allowing companies to pack produce-only boxes.

What do you think is the hardest part about keeping COVID-19 under control among farmworkers and packing-house workers?

Hazera Seeds is taking its annual Hazera Experience Days from an in-person event to online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing a third round of contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, to spend the full $3 billion approved for the program.

Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains may have dipped by 10% the week ending July 5 compared to a year ago, but the decline was an improvement over the previous week’s 14%, drop.

There are voices of concern about the third round of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The Idaho Grower Shipper Association has cancelled its 92nd annual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Probably no segment of the economy has suffered more from the COVID-19 pandemic than the foodservice industry.

If you ask a produce supplier how foodservice business has been these days, you’re likely to get a blank stare.

Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., has hired Colby Pereira as vice president of operations.