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It’s early. You haven’t had coffee. Everyone knows what needs to be done. You don’t have time. The excuses go on about why you don’t need a morning meeting for your team. But some suggest rethinking that choice.

From epidemic illnesses impacting pigs to falling commodity prices to increasing farm debt load, many factors cause stress among farmers. Learn how to recognize warning signs of stress and ways to deal with tough times.

The 2022 California avocado season is a wrap for Index Fresh, which says this year brought avocado growers six months of record pricing and returns on their fruit.

Honeybear Brands is bringing back its “All the Feels” price look-up (PLUs) fruit stickers for a limited time this fall, says Kristi Harris, Honeybear Brands brand manager.

Running through March 2023, the episodes will feature voices from across fresh produce discussing topics from mental health and workplace safety to the importance of diversity and more.

The Biden-Harris Administration is inviting interested stakeholders to virtually attend the Sept. 28 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.

Specialty crop growers have nearly doubled their participation in federal risk management programs over the past ten years, according to a new report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service.

Bushel Boy Farms is now growing cucumbers at its Owatonna, Minn., greenhouse.

If Florida citrus growers are forced by disease or other pressures to cut back acreage on their first love, what other crops can serve as alternatives?

The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh Hass avocados from Guatemala.