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Touching on the Food and Drug Administration’s letter to the papaya industry, food safety testing and other topics, The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke with Jennifer McEntire of the United Fresh Produce Association.

The New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference and Trade Show will include more than 150 exhibitors and 40 educational sessions covering major vegetable, berry and tree-fruit crops, as well as special topics.

Growers hit by hurricanes, flooding or other natural disasters in 2018 or 2019 can apply for federal assistance starting Sept. 11.

That cucumber shouldn’t be trashed; it is merely a senior citizen.

A group of researchers are developing a risk-based model for customized produce sampling programs that take variables such as field size and commodity being tested into account.

With this blog post, I have included a series of charts showing export sales of fresh fruit and vegetables to some of the biggest export destinations for U.S. producers.

The Oppenheimer Group has promoted James Milne, Karin Gardner, Brett Libke and Garland Perkins to new positions at the company.

Led by strong fresh avocado sales, fiscal third-quarter revenues hit a record $359.3 million for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers.

Israel Morales has been promoted to executive director of sustainable operations for JV Smith Cos.

Grower-shippers must pace their conversion of land to organic production or risk losing premium pricing, a new report from Rabobank says.