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Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Chiquita has donated more than 4.4 million pounds of bananas this year through its partnership with Feeding America.

Farmer-owned cooperative Eastern Carolina Organics has rebranded the organization as Happy Dirt.

After nearly 50 years in the fresh produce industry, Craig Laker is retiring at the end of the year.

Wauwatosa, Wisc.-based NiceLabel has been named a top software and technology provider for the food industry.

1894-1919: It took a world war to propel the U.S. produce industry into the modern world, one in which horsepower—the mechanized kind—meant product could be shipped nationwide.

Economic hardship and innovation force shift in the industry

Nicolas Tinel is the new CEO of Hazera Seeds, based in the Netherlands and Israel.

Pelion, S.C.-based leafy green marketer WP Rawl has again helped to honor military heroes by participating in the Wreaths Across Americas’ Honor Fleet.

Non-profit organic groups are asking organic producers questions to better understand where to focus research in the organic sector.

Optimum Agriculture has purchased Vidalia onion grower-shipper Generations Farms LLC, along with almost 5,600 acres of land and packing/processing facilities.