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Organic fraud and traceability techniques are the focus of two new courses offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Organic Integrity Learning Center.

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. is launching a new product for apples in storage.

U.S. growers, trade groups, Florida officials and members of Congress testified virtually in front of federal agencies that imports, mostly targeting Mexico, are increasingly making harder for U.S. farms to survive.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act licenses of three companies.

ProPacific Fresh, Durham, Calif., has been awarded a $135 million contract by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to supply fresh fruits and vegetables.

2020 total apple production is off 3.4% compared last season’s output, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated on Aug. 12.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has barred Double D Sales Co. Inc. from operating in the industry for failing to pay about $380,000 in bills to produce sellers.

Vertical farming, the bastion of tech start-ups, has attracted the attention of global company Bayer AG, with plans to develop vegetable varieties suited to that indoor farming model.

An innovative approach to extending shelf life of avocados may end up reducing waste, saving energy and having an all-around positive impact on the environment.

Sustainable business practices within the fresh produce industry will be the focus of The Packer’s Sustainable Produce Summit.