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Columnist Armand Lobato explains how adhering to the meaning of this French phrase can help optimize labor scheduling, product ordering and merchandising.

The first education session announced for the Organic Grower Summit, set for Nov. 29-30 in Monterey, Calif., will focus on the looming National Organic Program Strengthening Organic Enforcement deadline in spring 2024.

The company won the five-year contract over one other competing firm.

California sweetpotato farmers are on a mission to end consumer confusion, entice younger buyers and increase retail sales of this superfood.

The USDA says Florida citrus producers voted to amend the federal marketing order regulating the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in the state.

The third annual Race to Slow the Pace 5K and 10K fundraiser will give trail runners and community advocates a chance to help preserve farmland — and get a nice glass of wine and a bowl of paella at the same time.

Despite an increase in plant-based meat substitutes, Gallup reported that trend has not coincided with a rise in the percentage of consumers who identify as vegetarian or vegan.

Tops Friendly Markets is expanding its program with Flashfood, a digital marketplace that provides shoppers with access to heavily discounted food nearing its best-by date, to 18 additional Rochester, N.Y.-area stores.

Whether it’s accommodating suggestions from customers or following through with their own initiatives, onion grower-shippers in East Oregon and Idaho say they take sustainability seriously.

A new study finds that fruit and vegetable prescription programs are beneficial to the health of participants in several important ways.