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Does “summer fruit” exist when there are no seasons?

Sure, there were the usual how-your-company-pivoted-during-the-pandemic discussions, with insightful solutions that companies found.

The long-standing but sometimes tenuous U.S.-Mexico trade relationship was the focal point of an April 21 session of the Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Spring Policy Summit.

Inside the 174,000 square foot facility millions of lettuce plants grow from seed to harvest without the single touch of human hands.

The White House is giving light to a deepening water crisis in Western U.S. states.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine worth $4,343,000 being smuggled in a commercial shipment of fresh produce.

Here’s what we’ve seen this week on five social media platforms in the fresh produce world, inside the industry and beyond.

The New England Consulting Group (NECG) is pleased to announce the addition of Dawn Sweeney (attached) to its exclusive Restaurant and Association practices.

Auditing Operations Services is now accredited by the American National Standards Institute to certify foreign suppliers of food into the United States under the FDA’s Accredited Third Party Certification Program.