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Los Angeles-based freight network WARP has launched DirectFresh, a service enabling perishable shippers with same-day and next-day direct store delivery.

There are 2.6 million men and women working on farms and ranches in the U.S., and consumers want to know about them. Well, there’s a week for that (and those other 51 weeks too).

Sustainability consulting firm Measure to Improve, LLC (MTI) has earned B Corporation (B Corp) certification.

The company’s goal is that all of its Fyffes employees in Latin American sites will benefit from gender equality programs by 2025, in addition to 50% of its suppliers by 2030.

Reporting a double-digit decline in total revenue, Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc. reported quarterly results for its fiscal quarter ending Jan. 31.

Equitable Food Initiative is encouraging every consumer to celebrate National Farmworker Awareness Week, March 25-31, by sharing the messaging and graphics available through its communications toolkit.

Podcast host and mom Lori Taylor is celebrating women across the fresh produce industry in a month-long showcase of women leaders.

The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against James Corrado Inc., doing business as Corrado Specialty Goods and Corrado’s Wine Grapes Inc. (Corrado), for alleged violations of PACA.

Customized growing strategies along with investment in new storage technologies have helped United Apple Sales to extend the season and enhance fruit quality, said Brett Baker, an owner of the company.

The third annual Healing the Planet grant program is funding $300,000 in food waste prevention, reduction and recovery projects across mid-Atlantic states.