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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board’s spring meeting will be an online-only event because of the COVID-19 crisis.

The United Fresh Produce Association has swapped the traditional trade show planned for San Diego in June for an online event.

With plummeting foodservice sales across the country, Pro*Act’s distributors and their restaurant customers are delivering boxes containing a week’s worth of produce directly to consumers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending audit certifications that expire on or before May 31 by 60 days.

The U.S. fresh produce industry needs the federal government’s immediate assistance to recover from economic distress caused by the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., is donating 15,000 pre-packaged Simply Fresh brand meal salads to Feeding America.

The Produce Marketing Association will host an April 1 Virtual Town Hall for members to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farmers, growers and ranchers are uncertain about commodity markets, the financial stability of their business and their labor force, according to a Farm Journal poll.

Sakata Seed America, Morgan Hill, Calif., is donating respiratory masks and gloves used in its seed production to healthcare agencies.

Congress and the Trump administration are sending $2 trillion in cash to help a U.S. economy that has been staggered by the coronavirus COVID-19 since mid-March, and the produce industry is anxious to see their share.