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The early comments on the Trump administration’s plan to simplify school food rules are rolling in, and folks are testy.

Organics have been a part of the mainstream market for years now, and while the shoppers still see them as their own category, consumers tend to accept organically grown produce as an “added choice”.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, Ottawa, Ontario, plans to highlight sustainability programs and advocacy work on behalf of Canadian produce companies at the Fruit Logistica exposition.

Growers of Vidalia onions in Georgia have voted in favor of continuing the marketing order for the sweet onions.

What better way to start off 2020 than to shine a light on something fresh, juicy, and unique?

Nikki Fried, commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is promoting Florida products in a pre-Super Bowl event.

Organics Unlimited, San Diego, has hired Jose Miguel Naranjo as logistics and operations assistant.

If the grower can’t profit from efforts to reduce food waste, then the effort won’t happen.

Hugh Hinton Branch, who founded Hugh H. Branch Inc. in 1957, has died.

Del Monte Fresh Produce North America Inc., Coral Gables, is introducing pineapple tags to highlight sustainability efforts.