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Retail food inflation is still running up double digits compared with a year ago, according to a new USDA Food Price report.

The New Rochelle, N.Y.-based importer is planning a spring opening of the 235,000-square-foot facility.

The San Francisco-based business-to-business marketplace has acquired the farm sales and inventory management solutions provider.

Salad greens and lettuces at retail have transformed the last few decades from intact bunches and heads to plastic bags and clamshells of baby greens, triple-washed and ready to eat.

Just before Thanksgiving, Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, N.Y., distributed almost 30 million pounds of produce — on a single day.

USDA has announced additional disaster and pandemic assistance for farmers, plus there is more funding for climate smart ag on the way.

USDA’s recently released Farm Labor Survey results reveal a “critical need for ag labor reform to stabilize wages,” says the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association.

The manager of produce food safety for Wegmans Food Markets discusses produce safety and research efforts.

As a Conservation Steward with America’s Conservation Ag Movement, Javier Zamora is determined to help share tools and lessons he has learned with a new generation of farmers.